Happy Thursday! Better late than never. Science:
10 benefits (for my career) of blogging/tweeting/etc #fb
Insects: slaves in a fungal nation
Restricting Gene Patents: A Pro-Market Agenda
Other:
Guest blog: Now Nearing the BPS Lottery Starting Line... (As I've written several times, cities will ultimately turn around completely only if they can improve education)
Why men rape (Yes, the feminists were right)
Underclothes That Display The 4th Amendment When X-Rayed by TSA (I want an undershirt that says, "JUNK", with a big arrow pointing towards my 'groin area.' I like being helpful!)
Defining Structural Unemployment
Food Banks Bracing For End Of Extended Unemployment Benefits
More like this
If you take the raw numbers, the 1982-3 recession seems worse compared to the current depression: after all, during that time, unemployment stayed above ten percent for seven months.
A while ago, I snarked that ten percent U3 unemployment was the new normal.
Summary: Lott and Hassett have not analyzed their data correctly---it actually shows no evidence that headlines are biased against Republicans.
Via Atrios, I found this article at the American Prospect, which demonstrates an example of a very
OK so what's wrong with a pro-market agenda?