Magnitude Matters

Back from bi-coastal travel with a backlog of blogs to write. Let's start with some links to get us caught up: What is probably most a...

Which will come first? Social condemnation of sport hunting OR Social condemnation of human combat sports By social condemnation ...

This  is really a story about prohibition. And prohibition is at its heart a story about economics. When you make something illegal t...

One of the greatest economists ever, Ronald Coase, passed last week . He was 102 years old. He was still an active, working economist. His t...

Which will come first? Economical solar power OR Economical passive heating and cooling systems The key here is the leading term ...

Business Insider has an article about a new technology , 3D printing that replicates paintings, and the implications are interesting. The ar...

This is my favorite time of year--football season, which maybe isn't saying much since it extends for arguably half of the year. But spe...