January 2011
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“Nel mio giro d’Italia manca Milano, eppure ci sono andato spesso così vicino....”
– Luciano Moggi in Moggi bianco & noir [via Simone Stenti]
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Freakonomics radio on economics, repugnant ideas,...
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“Economists are pretty much immune to repugnance. Either by birth or by training,...”
– Steve Levitt
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“Virginia Woolf […] a 18 anni si travestì da principe abissino, con...”
– Mariarosa Mancuso
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“21st Century: Hey sexy! 2nite Ima sex u Victorian: O fair nymph so lithe and so...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Why Texting Failed Among the Victorians [via gallizio]
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Edward L. Glaeser: The Moral Heart of Economics -... →
Economists, like Friedman, often made the case that freedom had instrumental value — it achieved other aims, including equality and prosperity. But no one should doubt that Friedman and Mill and Smith saw freedom as a fundamental good, a thing to be valued for itself. That is, after all, how freedom is treated at the very heart of economic theory. […] Economists are often wary of moral...
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Journal of Universal Rejection →
The founding principle of the Journal of Universal Rejection (JofUR) is rejection. Universal rejection. That is to say, all submissions, regardless of quality, will be rejected. You may claim to have submitted to the most prestigious journal (judged by acceptance rate).
[via Luca]
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“The fact is that the average man’s love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary,...”
– H. L. Mencken [via blogut]
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“Beppe Severgnini usa le testate Rcs per rispondere ai familiari: l’ultima...”
– Dago
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“Se si rivelasse impossibile metterci una pezza. Se l’Amor nostro (e mica...”
– Andrea Marcenaro [via Dagospia]
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Tim Harford — It’s the humanity, stupid: Gary... →
The Chicago shopping mall’s parking lot is packed. The white-haired grandfather pulls into a space with a 30-minute limit, not nearly long enough for the leisurely lunch we have planned. “We should be fine here. I don’t think they check that carefully,” he explains in gentle but distinctively Brooklyn tones. I look across at him and ask, “Was that a rational crime?” He doesn’t hesitate for a...
La seconda squadra di Milano [no, l'Inter è la... →
E’ l’inizio del Novecento e il calcio non riesce proprio a decollare. Per il campionato 1900-1901, che chiamiamo così senza un vero perché visto che le fasi eliminatorie e la finale si disputano tutte nel 1901, ha 5 partecipanti. Il Genoa, la Juventus, la Ginnastica Torino, il Milan e un’altra squadra milanese, la Mediolanum, che merita una storia a sé perché rappresenta bene lo spirito...
Lysander Spooner Papers, 1844-1886 →
[via New York Historical Society]
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“Deve ritenersi la insussistenza del contestato reato di furto, condividendo il...”
– Cass. Pen. Sez. IV, sentenza n. 44840/2010 [via Marco Scialdone]
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The Weekend Interview with Andrew Mason: Groupon's... →
Enter the offices of Groupon, the hottest Internet start-up in the country, and staring down at you from the wall is 30-year-old CEO Andrew Mason. He’s on the cover of Forbes Magazine labelled “The Next Web Phenom.” On the wall surrounding the glossy are eight other covers trumpeting other one-time start-up superstars: Steve Case of AOL, Sean Parker of Napster, Jonathan Abrams of...
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Poetic Refereeing →
Every year, the journal Environmental Microbiology publishes a choice selection of quotes from referees’ reports. This year’s is out now! The journal article is here [via Brian Leiter]
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Arrestato Massimo Moratti →
Ieri notte, alle quattro, una squadra di polizia giudiziaria del Foglio ha eseguito l’arresto del dottor Massimo Moratti. Il drappello era formato da: un comandante, il capitano dei reali carabinieri, Maurizio Crippa, due sottufficiali, sempre della Benemerita (Piero Vietti e Daniele Raineri) e io, in veste di osservatore Onu (escluso Unesco e Fao, che le fa mio zio). Il presidente dell’Inter ha...
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“Pretty Woman, vorremmo noi, vogliamo la favola. “Ho da tempo una relazione...”
– Andrea Marcenaro
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“Pretty Woman, vorremmo noi, vogliamo la favola. “Ho da tempo una relazione...”
– Andrea Marcenaro
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“E poi senta una cosa: lei, sul «Corriere», l’altro giorno, ha scritto che...”
– Francesca Pascale
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WatchWhat is high-frequency trading? [via willhutson via nprfreshair via gallizio]
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“Today is the 100th birthday of the late George Stigler, who won a Nobel prize...”
– Steven Landsburg
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“Today is the 100th birthday of the late George Stigler, who won a Nobel prize...”
– Steven Landsburg
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"Degrees of Property" - Peter Turner →
Navigating a way through a complex idea such as property can be tricky. What guides do we have? Jeremy Bentham showed the way by pointing out that property is rights in relation to things, not the things themselves. But the celebrated “dematerialisation” or “dephysicalisation” of property has left property jurisprudence, courts and students feeling disorientated. The first argument of this article...
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"Degrees of Property" - Peter Turner →
Navigating a way through a complex idea such as property can be tricky. What guides do we have? Jeremy Bentham showed the way by pointing out that property is rights in relation to things, not the things themselves. But the celebrated “dematerialisation” or “dephysicalisation” of property has left property jurisprudence, courts and students feeling disorientated. The first argument of this article...
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“In spite of the incredible reputation of the General Theory, I could not find in...”
– Henry Hazlitt
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“In spite of the incredible reputation of the General Theory, I could not find in...”
– Henry Hazlitt
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Economic theory
Sir Humphrey: "Didn't you read the Financial Times this morning?"
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: "Never do."
Sir Humphrey: "Well you're a banker, surely you read the Financial Times?"
Sir Desmond: "Can't understand it. Full of economic theory."
Sir Humphrey: "Why do you buy it?"
Sir Desmond: "Oh, you know, it's part of the uniform. Took me 30 years to understand Keynes' economics and then when I'd just cottoned on everyone starting getting hooked on these new monetarist ideas, you know, 'I Want To Be Free', by Milton Shulman."
Sir Humphrey: "Milton Friedman?"
Sir Desmond: "Why are they all called Milton? I know I've only got as far as Milton Keynes."
Sir Humphrey: "Maynard Keynes?"
Sir Desmond: "I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes."
Sir Humphrey: "Yes, there is. It's... Would you sit down."
[Yes Minister, Season 2 Episode 6]
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Economic theory
Sir Humphrey: "Didn't you read the Financial Times this morning?"
Sir Desmond Glazebrook: "Never do."
Sir Humphrey: "Well you're a banker, surely you read the Financial Times?"
Sir Desmond: "Can't understand it. Full of economic theory."
Sir Humphrey: "Why do you buy it?"
Sir Desmond: "Oh, you know, it's part of the uniform. Took me 30 years to understand Keynes' economics and then when I'd just cottoned on everyone starting getting hooked on these new monetarist ideas, you know, 'I Want To Be Free', by Milton Shulman."
Sir Humphrey: "Milton Friedman?"
Sir Desmond: "Why are they all called Milton? I know I've only got as far as Milton Keynes."
Sir Humphrey: "Maynard Keynes?"
Sir Desmond: "I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes."
Sir Humphrey: "Yes, there is. It's... Would you sit down."
[Yes Minister, Season 2 Episode 6]
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WatchWhat is high-frequency trading? [via willhutson via nprfreshair via gallizio]
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“L’amore,
la cosa più bella,
il marito della vita.”
– Piero Ciampi [via ennelletti]
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“L’amore,
la cosa più bella,
il marito della vita.”
– Piero Ciampi [via ennelletti] 