I was going to rant a bit about "Lessons in Love, by Way of Economics" by Ben Stein from the New York Times, but, and I didn't even think this was possible, the whole thing is too ridiculous to justify it. Suffice to say it's more bad PR for the poor...

Look out! It's a book by Joel Waldfogel based on the deadweight loss of Christmas! I have made my point on the topic already, so I'm going to do my best to hide from any and all reviews of the new book. Did I mention it's called...

Anatole Kaletsky's evisceration of "old economics" in the London Times may be consistent with the general backlash during the current recession, but it's half-baked. Today’s academic approach prevented economists from thinking about a world that is,...