On speed readers.

The economics of tipping.

The economist on the death of Pinochet.

Michael Barone on Pinochet.

Be warned - more and more minorities are learning about the great benefits vouchers, through the power of school choice, brings. Shavar Jeffries argues for a new paradigm where black civil rights efforts are focused more on pushing for school choice.

A good discussion of race on Black Professors blog. The comments section gets very interesting - and heated.

Marriages, Blacks, and the history thereof.

More on single payer healthcare.

“So far this year Daniel Gilbert’s Stumbling On Happiness and David Warsh’s Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations are the only non-fiction books I have urged you to buy. This book joins that list. “

“To be among the richest 10% of adults in the world required $61,000 in assets, and more than $500,000 was needed to belong to the richest 1%, a group which — with 37 million members worldwide — is far from an exclusive club.”

Great back and forth on the role taxes play in Europe.

The economics of Supply Side economics.

“Before I get accused of being some sort of Pinochet-sympathizer, let me take the time to explicitly and without reservation denounce him and his wicked ways…”

What would you have done if you lived under Allende’s government?

The more you shield health care costs from the consumer, the more expensive health care gets.

Carters plagiarism.

On Charles Murray’s immigration views, Mexican immigration, IQ and historical immigration in general.

“The more I read about the conquest of the New World, however, the more convinced I become that the far left has the facts on its side. The Europeans came not to bring civilization, but to destroy civilizations”.

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On Friedman helping Pinochet.