Monthly Archives: October 2008

I was just forwarded this video by a far ring-wing message board I get updates from. (I wonder how long whoever had this has been sitting on it.) It’s Obama from 1999, interviewed on the Public Access channel of Chicago.   … Continue reading →

    When I divide Paul Rudd’s career into Canon-Rudd and Lower-Rudd, “Clueless” always gets placed in the Canon-Rudd movies.   Even after all this time, what a great movie – and who knew how relevant it would be so many years … Continue reading →

So much for consumption smoothing. Reuters: And, in a “disturbing” trend, Castro-Wright said Wal-Mart for the first time is seeing a paycheck-related spike in sales of baby formula, suggesting consumers are rushing to buy such necessities as soon as they … Continue reading →

For a nice counter-opinion to conventional wisdom that greed and stupidity has caused this downturn, Crooked Timber has a nice piece – “Remember yer Keynes. Macroeconomic events have macroeconomic explanations, not micro ones.” 1) This was a policy-caused bubble. As … Continue reading →

For teachers, if you ever wonder what your students are doing on their laptops while you lecture away, it is very likely to be work related to a flickr group of images of Robocop on a unicorn. (h/t ezra klein)

The notion that financial markets are self-regulating in terms of risk and reward by absorbing all information, and work optimally without government regulation, has taken a bit of a tumble this year, no? I have no idea if that’s a … Continue reading →

Breaking news (my underline): MillerCoors LLC announced Monday that it will discontinue the clear malt beverage Zima, introduced by Coors Brewing Co. in 1992, because of “challenging malternative segment sales and declining consumer interest.” Production of Zima ceased Oct. 10 … Continue reading →

Seen in SF: What would you add?

David Brooks brings back Patio Man!: Patio Man is surprised at how much the bankruptcy of Sharper Image has upset him. I’ve been watching here and there on the conservative in-fighting going on at The Corner. This is my new … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to write about this. This nytimes editorial is worth a minute – This Bailout Doesn’t Pay Dividends: …Although there are many things to like about the government’s plan, the failure to suspend dividends is not one of … Continue reading →