Google Earth as Big Brother?
Google Earth isn’t just for kicks anymore: FP reports that governments around the world are using the service to catch everyone from tax evaders to marijuana growers. Read More »
Do Tax Cuts for the Rich Help the Poor?
The altruism of yacht-buyers towards shipyard workers has now been surpassed by those arguing for an extension of the Bush tax cuts of 2001 for the very well-to-do (family income above $250,000, probably the top 2 percent of taxpayers), scheduled to expire on December 31. A recent objection is that, by reducing net incomes of the rich, failing to extend this tax cut would reduce job creation, placing a burden on working-class families. Read More »
Better Golfing Through Data
The game of golf has in many ways retained its down-to-earth origins. So what happens when a gaggle of statisticians and mathematical theorists bearing GPS and laser surveyors descend on the links? Read More »
Freakonomics Movie Trailer Released
We are a bit late in passing on the news, but the trailer for the forthcoming Freakonomics film has been released. Read More »
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