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Monthly Archives: February 2008
DOES A LONGER LIFE MEAN A HIGHER INCOME?
DOES A LONGER LIFE MEAN A HIGHER INCOME? Obviously, it does. Economists make income comparisons, as difficult as they are, all the time. Including life expectancy in these comparisons is so difficult that the attempt is not often made. Yet … Continue reading
THE LIVES OF THE POOR ARE LONGER NOW.
THE LIVES OF THE POOR ARE LONGER NOW. I posted here and here about how up to forty per cent of the people in the world are still living on less than one dollar a day and how far short … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History
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HOW THE MIDDLE CLASS LIVES ON $2 TO $10 A DAY.
HOW THE MIDDLE CLASS LIVES ON $2 TO $10 A DAY. I posted here and here on an article describing how the very poor live on $1 a day and here on some young people in India who have moved … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
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HOORAY FOR OTHER VOTERS.
HOORAY FOR OTHER VOTERS. Isn’t it comforting that there are so many other voters rather than having your vote be the only one? I realize that on the whole I have always been pleased that other people are voting so … Continue reading
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I VOTED.
I VOTED. I voted today, and, unlike other years, it mattered. I realize that I thought about the choice of candidates more seriously when I had the opportunity of participating in the political process, and I had to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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PRESS INTERVENTION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
PRESS INTERVENTION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. I began posting here about how I wished that there could be debates among the Presidential candidates like the one I saw in France in which the candidates debated without a media figure interrupting. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics
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ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2008 WIFE-CARRYING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2008 WIFE-CARRYING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. I posted here about wife-carrying competitions. Instapundit linked to the official rules and entry form here for the 2008 world championships for wife carrying in Finland. In addition to the Finnish couples, … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
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WHAT BOOK WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO A FRIEND THINKING OF SUICIDE?
WHAT BOOK WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO A FRIEND THINKING OF SUICIDE? Art Shay told me many years ago that a friend of his was suicidal, and he had recommended that the friend read THE HORSE’S MOUTH by Joyce Cary. This … Continue reading
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“NEVER EAT AT A PLACE CALLED MOM’S…”
“NEVER EAT AT A PLACE CALLED MOM’S…” Kids, you have probably heard the advice, “Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your … Continue reading
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CHICAGO WRITERS AND FRENCH INTELLECTUALS.
CHICAGO WRITERS AND FRENCH INTELLECTUALS. I argued yesterday that Nelson Algren was not, as Adam Gopnik suggests, using the photo of Simone de Beauvoir to show off his affair with her. In fact, Algren hated publicity about the affair. Simone … Continue reading
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