The One-Handed Economist

Okay, this is too awesome, there is now a Flying Spaghetti Monster game. I guess L. Ron isn’t the only guy who can invent a religion. I shall be touched by his noodly appendage.

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It’s a safe bet that I’m some sort of political junky. As such, I tend to read a lot of political magazines. A lot. Well, okay, I primarily read Reason, but time permitting I’ll gladly pick up TNR, The Atlantic, and a host of others. There are also those I know […]

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To: Beltway Buzz
From: OHE
Subject: National Review MT
Buzz,
You probably shouldn’t have had my copy of Firefox remember the password to your MT account at NR. Fortunately, I am an extremely ethical person, and did not use this to post the zoophiliac porn that I know NR readers are craving. Don’t worry, I’ve since cleared […]

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Because I am cheap, I signed up for the Serenity Blogger Bonanza.
This post has been edited to show the requirements of getting into the damn thing. Original post, made while I was still in excited fan-boy mode is below the cut. Pasted below is the email, in full, I recieved from […]

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I’ve been in my current position at the bank for a little bit less than a year now. I started Nov 15, 2004. Generally it’s great, I love the folks I work with, and I get to look at/play with fairly interesting numbers all day. My boss has said he’s impressed with […]

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Luskin On Ted “Not-Worth-A-Bullet” Kennedy:
Teddy Kennedy at today’s confirmation hearings for John Roberts:
The powerful winds and flood waters of Katrina tore away the mask that has hidden from public view the many Americans who are left out and left behind.
Yep — from a true expert on leaving people behind in […]

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Sunday begins much the same way Saturday did, only this time I can’t move. It seems the bed performed some sort of evil voodoo on my entire musculature during the scant six hours I was in it. My phone is ringing, and in my pained stupor I do my best to answer it, […]

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This is a traveshamockery!
Seriously, opportunity cost is one of the simplest, easiest to understand concepts in economics. I had almost exactly this question:
You won a free ticket to see an Eric Clapton concert (which has no resale value). Bob Dylan is performing on the same night and is your next-best alternative activity. Tickets […]

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Saturday begins with the slow, uncomfortable daze of a hangover sans the knowledge I at least had a good time last night. I ache all over from the flight, and it’s only four hours after I fell asleep. Somehow I managed to set the alarm to radio and it thusly squaks static at […]

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