Month: July 2010

But the price may have to go up as my colleagues get to know me better . . . A recent New York Times Room for Debate column, What if…

 It's been a long time since my last installment of "you know you live in a university town when...."I was over in Pittsboro a while back and picked up a copy…

This is the week for news stories about things I care deeply about.  Now the New York Times has news of a lawsuit filed by Jim Thorpe's son to have…

Over at Calculated Risk, “some investor guy” has a very informative series of posts on sovereign debt, including current and historical data; market estimates of the probabilities of default around…

As the two Jeffs are just too good for me, here's my final attempt at a broadway/sci-fi trivia question for the month..."Which two actors from a broadway musical briefly worked …

Am I the last person on the planet to learn about Beck University (as in Glenn Beck University)?  Quite possibly, because I've been buried in work on University, Court, and…

I was a starter in the first All-Star game in 1933, playing all nine innings.  My brother and I played together on two teams (and were part of a multiple-player…

 There’s a great article in the August issue of Forbes magazine about Al Roth, the Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration, Harvard Economics Department and Harvard Business School, who…

So let's see if Jeff and his team of experts can get this one.  The gauntlet has been thrown down!"Which original cast member from a well known Sondheim musical went…

 Here's a story about real property records, a charitable trust, eightenteenth century education, the Enlightenment, and slavery.  I love it.... The Washington Post has an inspiring story this morning on…