The Wall Street Journal has an article that discusses how economists are “cheapskates”. I probably wouldn’t use that term, I would say that economists understand the opportunity cost of different choices and so can pick more objectively between alternatives. Anyway, what struck me was this passage: Economist Robert Gordon, of Northwestern University, says he drives […]
That is what is implied by this article in the Herald. The Warehouse is a huge retailer in New Zealand, and with their Christmas retail sales disappointing this is bound to cause some concern. However, this does not necessarily imply that the New Zealand retail sector struggled during Christmas. Why? Well, many people believe (rightly […]
Is spot on (ht Offsetting Behaviour). I can’t remember the last time I got as genuinely bored in a movie as I did with Avatar. The scenery and graphics were beautiful, but the acting and story were both atrocious. I tried to enjoy it, hell I even did enjoy it for the first 30 mins. […]
There is an excellent post from Stumbling and Mumbling on this issue, it can be found here. I love the conclusion: Now, I don’t want to claim that all of this year’s most popular songs contain howling irrationalities. The mighty Lady Gaga passes muster. But could it be that such irrationalities – as distinct from […]
I was recently accused (by co-author Goonix) of becoming more libertarian over the past 2 1/2 years. Now I don’t agree, I think I am where I was in July 2007. However, it is evident that the particular focus of the blog has evolved since then.
I am still feeling tired from Christmas, but my pre-set posts from before the break are now finished. I did watch Sweeney Todd last night (the movie) and so will leave you with the two posts I did about the movie and welfare policies here and here. Be warned, there are spoilers.