Alex Tabarrok
Alex Tabarrok is a professor of economics at George Mason University and with Tyler Cowen a founder of the online education platform MRU.org.
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eGold Is Now Available For The 5 Million Users Of TrustWallet, The Official Binance Crypto Wallet
Existing users of the popular wallet can now add eGold to their holdings, as well as the majority of first-time users who use Binance as their starting point into their crypto journey.
Shruti Rajagopalan on the Past, Present, and Future of the Indian Economy
Shruti Rajagopalan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center where she leads the programs Indian Political Economy Research and the Emergent Ventures India. Shruti joins David on Macro Musings to discuss the past, present and future of the...
Do Originalists Ignore the Reconstruction Amendments?
The accusation is often made. But it simply isn't true.
How Computer Science Informs Modern Auction Design
How Computer Science Informs Modern Auction Design on Simons Foundation
How Apprenticeship, Reimagined, Vaults Graduates Into Middle Class
Apprenticeships that combine in-class instruction with real-world experience working on a factory floor yield significant earnings gains for workers, a study by two think tanks shows.
China beefs up coastal forces as it prepares for possible Taiwan invasion
Missile bases have been upgraded and equipped with the most advanced hypersonic missile the DF-17, according to one military source.
What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in The Trial of the Chicago 7
Was Bobby Seale really bound and gagged in court? Did the anti-war activists actually dress up in police uniforms? We break it down.
Alex Tabarrok
Slate has a good roundup here. Tl/dr with some exceptions for dramatic timing, the key, shocking events are true and, if anything, the Netflix doc underplays how crazy the judge was.
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EconTalk: Anne Applebaum on the Twilight of Democracy on Apple Podcasts
Show EconTalk, Ep Anne Applebaum on the Twilight of Democracy - Oct 12, 2020
WSJ News Exclusive | China Warns U.S. It May Detain Americans in Response to Prosecutions of Chinese Scholars
Chinese government officials are warning their American counterparts they may detain U.S. nationals in China in response to the Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars, according to people familiar with the matter.
Elrond Adds The Rosetta API Framework Developed By Coinbase To Accelerate Protocol Development And Ecosystem Growth
The Rosetta API enables third-party developers to easily integrate their applications with the Elrond blockchain, accelerating our ecosystem growth.
The Hedonometer
Hedonometer.org is an instrument that measures the happiness of large populations in real time. The hedonometer is based on people’s online expressions, capitalizing on data-rich social media, and measures how people present themselves to the...
In Bay Village, Someone Called Cops on a Sleeping Homeless Person. It was a Statue of Jesus.
Twenty minutes after a "homeless Jesus" sculpture was installed on the grounds of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Bay Village, someone called the cops. Created...
The persecution of the Uyghurs is a crime against humanity
It is also the gravest example of a worldwide attack on human rights
'You get fed up': Long lines frustrate some voters
Frustration is growing among some voters who are arriving to cast their ballots in the 42nd general election, and encountering long lines at polling stations.
EconEd 2020 | Register
Join us at EconEd to be a part of compelling conversations on how 2020 has changed the way we teach economics and what we can learn from this new landscape. Our distinguished speakers will touch on everything from the global response to COVID-19, to...
World reaction to long queues of voters in US
From India to Ireland, people have been surprised by the long waits US voters are facing.
As Virus Spread Early On, Reports of Trump Administration Briefings Fueled Sell-Off
A hedge fund consultant’s summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.
Twitter Blocks Users From Sharing NY Post Article on Hunter Biden
The extraordinary measure by Twitter went a step further than Facebook.
Asia Today: China to test 9 million after new outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the coronavirus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital were found, the...