January 19, 2010

Since the United States economy nearly collapsed in 2008, economics and finance have become a hobby of mine (if you’re interested, Frontline offers a good explanation of how the economy fell apart, here, and This American Life has an amazing story about what led up to the breaking point, here.)
In studying what happened, I’ve become increasingly [...]
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January 14, 2010
In a bit of Haitian earthquake news, Pat Robertson revealed that the reason for the disaster was that the Haitians had traded their souls to the devil in exchange for expelling the French. I was fortunate enough to speak with the devil this morning.
“No way can he pin this one on me. Pat Robertson’s a [...]
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