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17 Apr

Jordan Peterson’s Lesson for Business Leaders

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Many people are reading my article over at Forbes.com, Jordan Peterson’s Lessons for Business Leaders: You Need Both Liberals and Conservatives. Quick summary: The labels liberal and conservative refer not just to Democrats and Republicans, but to people with certain
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22 Dec

Progress In The World Continues: A Juggling Example

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Penn Jillette talks about the tech revolution in his Reason Magazine interview: I was one of the people talking at in the early '90s about how computers were going to change things…. I couldn't
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18 Sep

Data Junkies Need “Spreadsheet Tips From An Excel Addict”

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As a guy who pushes numbers around, I've been a spreadsheet power user since the days of Lotus 1-2-3. But I've learned tons of new Excel tips in the past year by subscribing (for free) to Francis Hayes' Spreadsheet Tips From
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18 Aug

I Don’t Know What It Means: Hitchhiking Robot

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The AP has a story about a robot hitchhiking across Canada. This seems very important, though I don't quite know what it all means.
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18 Dec

Honor the King this Holiday Season

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My friend Greg Tamblyn has a fun song, "It's Another Joyful Elvis Presley Christmas."To listen, hit this link and select from the list: http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=19924&mediaID=269203 Learn more about Greg at GregTamblyn.com.  
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31 Dec

The Making of an Economist

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Courtesy of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (Hat tip to Peter Conerly.)
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17 Nov

World Growth and the United States Economy

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The ever-insightful Mark Perry has a fascinating chart on his Carpe Diem blog: "EU-15" refers to Europe.  Accounts of America falling behind are not accurate, though the last few years have been difficult. We have not increased our share
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27 Oct

Economics of the Estate Tax: A New Approach

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I try not to be too political in this blog, but this analysis of the estate tax is too good to ignore. It offers good advice even to people who want to soak the rich. (Hat tip to Cafe Hayek.)
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05 Oct

Steve Jobs

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I sometimes hear that nobody ever dies wishing he had spent more time at the office. I bet that plenty of people die regretting the things they could have accomplished but didn't. Like, a guy who thought about making a
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18 Aug

Are Kids Worse Off Today? Interesting Economics of What the Minimum Wage Will Buy

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Folks are often surprised when I tell them that today's young people have a really bright future. It turns out that they also have a really bright present. Mark Perry at the fabulous Carpe Diem blog has put together this
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