Lynne Kiesling Well, I would probably disappoint Ray Gifford if I didn’t make some note of today being opening day for the Cubs in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. So even though I am certain to be in bed before the opening pitch … here’s the probable lineup: Chicago Cubs Pos. Name Bats 1. CF Corey …
Lynne Kiesling Henry Hazlitt’s seminal text Economics in One Lesson is now fully available online. It’s a clear, straightforward articulation of basic economic principles. Thanks to the Foundation for Economic Education for doing so, and to Mahalanobis for the tip.
Lynne Kiesling Good to be here, although my absentmindedness in leaving home my melatonin has robbed me of what I call “the blissful sleep of the jetlagged.” I usually really enjoy the sleep the first couple of nights, but both Saturday and Sunday night saw me awake at 3AM. Hopefully I’ll shake it tonight, but …
Lynne Kiesling Adam over at Arthur’s Seat has announced a mini saga contest: A Mini Saga must be exactly 50 words. A Mini Saga must tell a story. The story must have a beginning, a middle and an end. The title may have no more than 10 words, and is not counted as part of …
Lynne Kiesling Rob over at Peak Oil Optimist has a post with further ruminations on the prospects for electricity in California this summer in the context of the Pacific Northweste drought. Rob accurately points out something that I overlooked the other day, which is the vital role that transmission constraints will play in whether or …
Lynne Kiesling I leave this evening for a three-week sojourn as a Professeur Invit? at the Universit? Paris-Sud, giving a talk there, running some experiments with my co-author Carine Staropoli at Universit? Paris-Sorbonne, and other things. I’ll post some economics posts, and some travel posts, during my visit. The first thing I do is on …
Lynne Kiesling According to documents that the Guardian accessed through freedom of information access, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles received over GBP1 million in EU agricultural subsidies over the past two years. Remind me again of how subsidies help the poor, struggling small farmer …? Hat tip to Matt Welch at Hit & Run. UPDATE: …
Lynne Kiesling Kerry Howley’s essay on the documentary Mondovino at Reason is a very enjoyable read that captures some of both the economics and culture of winemaking. I also like its witty title! Howley discusses the main contrast in the film, between anti-globalism winemaker Aim? Guibert and global entrepreneur Robert Mondavi. Howley’s conclusion piques my …
Lynne Kiesling Been busy and doing my best Gumby stretched-in-all-directions impersonation … but have updated the links list on the left. Please note the additions of (in no particular order) Fey Accompli, The Sports Economist, Mahalanobis, Economics Roundtable, Peak Oil Optimist, IP Central, and The Eclectic Econoclast.
Lynne Kiesling No, it’s not 2001 again (thank goodness). But the Pacific Northwest has had a very dry winter, with almost no snowpack to speak of and little rain, so the reservoirs that power the hydroelectric plants that provide California with a good chunk of its power are going to be hard pressed to do …
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