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And the Pursuit of Happiness Can money really buy happiness—or at least rent it?

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS Worthwhile Projects or Just More Puffery and Pork?

Andy Shaw Citizens can make a difference in politics

Gift Books for Econ Lovers Understanding economists and joining their conversations

Mike Flannery on Races to Watch “The contest for President Obama’s former senate seat will be watched around the world. It’s not just all the uproar over Rod Blagojevich’s alleged attempt to sell it to the highest bidder. The outcome could be critical to control of the U.S. Senate.”

Organization Confusion

The Seniors’ Prom Age before beauty--and apparently everything else, too

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock The economics—and the environment—of time

100 Seconds of Solitude (With apologies to Gabriel García Márquez) When Amazon was only a river and Blackberry was a jam

Copenhagen in our Rear View Mirror Licking our wounds and counting our blessings

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