2007–2013 International comparisons of employment (BLS)
Myanmar’s money
Links to stories from Planet Money, with parallel quotes from Lonely Planet’s Practical travel information on Money and costs in Myanmar/Burma. Why (Almost) No One In Myanmar Wanted My Money “Some hotels, shops and government ferry clerks give change in…
The rise of Twitter
… via the changes described here and the links in it. It is “loose paywall” time at the Washington Post (Marginal Revolution)
Looking back at commencements
“Your preparation for the real world is not in the answers you’ve learned, but in the questions you’ve learned how to ask yourself.” Bill Watterson Popova says, “what makes Whedon’s speech so beautiful is that he takes one of commencement…
The Lord Alli
Looking forward to learning more. Waheed Alli, Baron Alli “In British political terms he is considered Asian, though both of his parents are from the Caribbean; (see Indo-Caribbean). His mother, a nurse, is from Trinidad, and his estranged father, a…
Beards, Dilbert, and economists
It’s not just a rant about the Congressional appointee approval process, but a carefully description of our representatives’ limited understanding of economics. When a Nobel Prize Isn’t Enough (NYTimes) Hat tip to Jodi Beggs—the source if this post’s title as…