This morning, I hastily get ready for work, run out the door, get in my dad’s crap car, and start to back out of the driveway. When I try to put it in drive, it stalls. When I try to restart it, the engine won’t turn over. When I try to take [...]

Posted on September 9th, 2004 by Lee
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Marginal Revolution: One of America’s biggest “export” industries is declining
It’s good to see that economists are finally considering the gravity of some of the ways that America has dealt with terrorism. A 28% decline in international student applications to U.S. may not seem very important in the short run, as long as university cash [...]

Posted on September 9th, 2004 by Lee
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The talking heads have been going crazy over the last few days proclaiming the imminent doom of the Kerry candidacy. I’m worried about his path, but far from convinced the he’s out of the picture. More importantly, though, I want to know why the perception that the GOP convention was more successful is [...]

Posted on September 8th, 2004 by Lee
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So I went back to work today for the first time in 8 months, and everything has changed. They’ve installed all sorts of new technology, and it’s making me feel like an old fogey. Not one piece of equipment has stayed the same since I started working there four years ago. They’ve [...]

Posted on September 7th, 2004 by Lee
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I’m currently upgrading to the newest version of Wordpress, and I’m working out some kinks in the system, so just ignore the rough edges for a couple days. I’m going to try to have everything as I like it as soon as I can, but I’m starting work tomorrow, so no guarantees. On [...]

Posted on September 6th, 2004 by Lee
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