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I’m at the League for Innovation conference in Chicago.  Given how badly Illinois is treating its public higher education sector, I’m guessing this (and next month’s AACC, also here) may be the last hurrah for professional development for many of the...

Much happening, and the troubles continue at Fukushima. We begin our econocentric coverage close to home [literally], with the Oakland Tribune: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center to slash 358 jobs in Oakland, Berkeley Alta Bates Summit Medical Center...

The Definitive Guide to Google Snippets I knew nothing about Google Snippets before I moved to Silicon Valley. But when I was out there, I kept hearing that successful company after company — like Google, Facebook, Foursquare, Buzzfeed and more — used...

This is a very long reply of mine to a Rothbardian on youtube: Government spending is not limited by borrowing. All the money that goes to paying taxes, all the money that goes to buying government debt - it all comes from government spending. Government...

Costumes by Sonia Delaunay for Tristan Tzara’s Le Coeur à gaz, revived for the Soirée du Coeur à barbe at the Théâtre Michel, 6-7 July 1923. (image provided by Performa) During the press preview for Performa ...