The One-Handed Economist

On my morning and afternoon commutes today, I heard a somewhat befuddling radio advertisement. It was a recruitment spot for the Border Patrol, and the major selling point seemed to be that by simply passing an exam and undergoing a 30 day training seminar, anyone could start a REWARDING CAREER in the border patrol. […]

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So today I received an email from some student in an intro economics class wanting me to, I think, complete a review sheet for him/her and return it. Either this is the laziest student in the world or VikingMoose is running some sort of experiment to see how I respond to such inquiries. […]

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