All of my class materials are now posted on Blackboard, not here.

For any grades that will be posted, please check Blackboard.

Misc. readings/blogging:

Top 10 College Majors (and economics is number 7, contending with some pretty broadly defined majors, such as “education.”)

The Onion.

Þ Cost of living now outweighs benefits

Dance to the boom and bust rap… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk

One more classy Republican basher from our news media… Our society provides these people with special privileges, such as media access and special consideration regarding confidential sources. We could benefit from the institution of our free press, if they had some ethics. Keith, of course, deserves only our contempt.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

Special Comment - Keith Olbermann's Name-Calling

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show Full Episodes

Political Humor

Health Care Crisis

How ‘bout this Lewis Black guy?

Most recent winners of the Ig Nobel prize (click here)

Drew Carey speaking about the war on the middle class

A nice piece on the need for more diversity of "world views" in U.S. universities. I very much recommend reading this. http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2007/08/the_fairness_doctrine_and_acad.html

In fairness, too much stress will do this to you… School choice, however, might also help relieve the symptoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABeQ5vkpXM

Here’s one from the archives of tobacco regulation http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30961 (one of my research areas)