Year: 2008
ECONOMICS DEPT.
Why Not Bail Out the GOOD Banks?
This is probably wrong in so many ways, but why are we helping the bad financial institutions? Wouldn’t it make more sense to help out the good ones? I think, first of all, that the plan is not to simply give away the $700 billion. Instead, the U.S. Treasury will take over bad mortgage investments.… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
Nothing Profound On the Financial Crisis
As an economics blogger, I feel I should say something about the current economic crisis hitting our financial institutions. However, my libertarian philosophy isn’t helping me as much as I’d like when it comes to the current financial crisis. It’s not that pure free-market economics doesn’t provide an answer. It does. I’m just not confident… Read more
TELEVISION DEPT.
Knight Rider — Review
The new Knight Rider series premiers September 24 at 7pm central time on NBC, and based on the first episode, it’s pretty true to the spirit of the original. By which I mean it’s kind of dumb. I suppose I should include a pro-forma explanation of the series premise, for handful of people who don’t know… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
Hey Feds, Buy My Camera Lens
Dear Federal Government, Please buy my Nikon 35mm f/2 lens. I bought it in 2006 for $300. My thinking was that a lens at that focal length with that aperture—a fast normal prime, in photographer lingo—would allow me to take medium shots of people in low light. I thought I would get a lot of good… Read more
TELEVISION DEPT.
If You Think 24 Is Too Realistic…
If you think 24 is too realistic, then you should probably watch the new Knight Rider TV series, which premiers on September 24th.. The first episode is available online for free. Read more