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The Murphy Bros. Don’t Play When It Comes to Impressions

My brother and I have caught Jay Mohr contradicting himself. When he’s on a TV show with a decent audience, here’s the humble Mohr, paying homage to his betters: Ah, but when he’s popping in for a nothing radio hit, the truth comes out (start it at 1:55): Watch yourself, comedians. There’s a new sheriff […]

It’s Safer Doing Economics From the Armchair

For Thanksgiving I was in Rochester, and went to see Steve Landsburg give a lecture. (It was great, by the way. I’m sure the students didn’t realize how much better his lecture on two-part pricing was than the typical one.) But beforehand I tried his hobby (click on the thumbnails for better photos): So now, […]

An Interesting Hypothesis

So it’s a puzzle: Ben Bernanke as an academic recommended policies that, in the opinion of market monetarists, would actually have required a smaller expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Yet inexplicably, once Bernanke assumed a position of immense power, all of a sudden those beliefs went […]

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm

Sorry blogging has been so sparse lately, but Tom Woods is a slave driver. In the meantime, here are three quotes from economists I read regularly, and my reactions. ==> Alex Tabarrok, in his case for open borders: “What moral theory justifies using wire, wall, and weapon to prevent people from moving to opportunity?” My […]

Steve Landsburg Experiences the Ultimate Male Blogger’s Nightmare

In the comments to this post, both his wife *and* mom showed up to zing him. We all need to be extra nice to Steve this week.

The Truth About Daniel-san

This is mostly tongue-in-cheek, but I actually think Daniel is kind of a jerk in this movie. BTW there is one mildly dirty word at the end, so watch out…

The Andy Kaufman / Jerry Lawler Feud

This is pretty interesting if you have the time. First, watch the infamous Kaufman / Lawler showdown on the David Letterman Show: Now, just listen to Lawler explain the background. I don’t want to spoil anything, but it turns out to be pretty nuanced when you ask, “Wait, was that real or scripted?” Also, at […]