Monthly Archives: February, 2009
Made in Japan, not for Japan
An excellent article by Edward Hughes discusses Japan’s dismal situation and how it arrived there. Of particular interest is his analysis on how its stringent immigration policy has kept many foreign nationals out and this, coupled with the low fertility rate, has brought the median age to 43 years of age. While many thought this [...]
Happy Birthday Jason and Rebecca!
Dumbagent would like to wish Happy Birthday to at least 50% of our team. Happy Birthday guys! May your year be free of protectionist control and full of free markets! Now for the usual relatively unrelated trivia question: How many people must there be in order to have a 50% probability of two people sharing [...]
Krugman v. Friedman
You may or may not have read the editorial in the New York Times where Paul Krugman blames Milton Friedman for the cases of E.Coli and salmonella that we’ve recently had. We humbly disagree with his viewpoint, and we feature an excellent article by Arthur Foulkes detailing why. Enjoy both sides!
How To Save General Motors – by Uncle Bear
Here is an article by Uncle Bear posted on DAMM, which we reproduce in its entirety, detailing how to save GM and bring peace to Iraq in one fell swoop. It combines economics with political science and military strategy (I think I spot a potential Ooda loop towards the end involving Astras). Bonus points to [...]
