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Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution posts on “The public choice economics of Star Wars: A Straussian reading” 2. What do the Jedi Council want anyway? The Anakin critique of the Jedi Council rings somewhat true (this is from the new movie, alas I cannot say more, but the argument could be strengthened by citing the […]

Hiram Lewis for US Senate

This is cool. How to Participate – The Genographic Project With a simple and painless cheek swab you can sample your own DNA. You’ll submit the sample through our secure, private, and completely anonymous system, then log on to the project Web site to track your personal results online. This is not a genealogy test […]

The Eclectic Econoclast is alarmed by the economic impact of growing US protectionism: Not only has the US refused to abide by WTO decisions that the US is in violation of its trade agreements with its anti-dumping shinanigans, but now the US is imposing protective tariffs against Chinese textiles. This is beginning to border on […]

Yahoo is now offering a beta version of a Creative Commons Search that allows search for works which allow commercial use and derivative works. (As they put it, “Find content I can use for commercial purposes” and “Find content I can modify, adapt, or build upon.”) This is certainly going to be very useful for […]