In Relationships, Are Men in the Driver’s Seat?
In the past, I’ve written on matters of high import for the future of our republic, and on literal questions of life and death. But clearly, nothing excites the Freakonomics readership more than the issue of why men tend to do the driving when a couple is in the car. The Times’s server nearly melted down as more than 400 of you posted responses to my article on the subject. Read More »
What Keeps Glenn Beck Up at Night?
A few weeks back, I was a guest on Glenn Beck’s radio show. Something interesting happened before we went on the air. He noticed the book I was carrying – Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines, by the Berkeley physicist Richard A. Muller – and asked me about it. I endorsed it rather enthusiastically. He said it sounded like a book he’d like to read, so I went ahead and gave him my copy (and, yes, Dr. Muller, ordered another one for myself). Read More »
Plan Colombia: A $5 Billion Failure?
The U.S. has spent more than $5 billion on military and anti-narcotics aid for Colombia in recent years. In a new article for Slate, Ray Fisman points to a new paper that analyzes conflict and coca production in areas with and without Army bases to determine the impact of all that aid. Read More »
“Better Biz” at the Whistle Stop Bakery
WSHU, a public radio station in Connecticut, is running a six-part “Better Biz” series, where Barry Nalebuff and I react to the challenges of specific businesses. Read More »
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