Becker-Posner Interview on Radio Economics
James Reese, a professor of economics at the University of South Carolina Upstate, has a new blog entitled Radio Economics that contains podcasts of interviews …
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Hockey: We Had to Bomb the Village to Save It
People from my generation will remember the subtitle of this posting as a quote from LBJ or General Westmoreland or somebody during the Vietnam era. …
Sweet deal
In a post a couple of days ago, I noted the wonderful benefits to the City of Baltimore produced by the Baltimore Ravens, as reported …
Sportsmanship
The Ryder Cup is almost upon us and, regardless of the outcome, it is likely to produce another outpouring of Old World/New World bile. Both …
Ball tampering and the war on terror
Last week President Bush had to deny leaked stories of threats made to the Pakistan government in order to get them to join the war …
A Survey of Title IX
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced changes in the compliance rules for college athletics. Traditionally, schools could meet gender equity requirements in one of three ways. …
Strategic Games on Stage 13
As I admitted last year, I’ve become a Tour de France addict in recent years. The commentary for the last couple of days has centered …
What Goes Around…
What Goes Around…In a bold move to expand its international footprint, the NFL plans to begin playing regular-season games outside of the United States starting …
The External Costs of a New Stadium
Some Bay Area folks are a bit concerned of additional traffic congestion that’s likely to come with a new stadium for the A’s in Fremont, …