Arnold Kling links to Mark Perry showing off some real term growth figures: In 1950, it would have taken almost 8 months of full-time work at the average manufacturing wage to earn the $1,650 needed to purchase the 16 items above at the retail prices...
If a hurricane hits your neighborhood dead on then your top concern is probably your house and furniture (other precious items can be taken along in an evacuation). But when the hurricane doesn't do much pervasive damage, the priorities and burdens...
I started this topic a long while ago , but admittedly failed to live up to my hopes. Well here's another one. You know those pills or goo you put on your dog to protect them from fleas, well apparently they also protect from mosquito bites. As I've...
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This interesting protest of "locked down" academic journals made it to Digg's frontpage today. Read More...