As long as you’re willing to twist (or ignore) enough of the facts, you can continue to be persuaded that the earth is actually flat.
October trade balance numbers
At the tail ends of the distribution of expectations
The gold standard and the Great Depression
How the gold standard contributed to the Great Depression.
Blogjam at the PJ Corral
I participated in a blogjam yesterday hosted by Pajamas Media. What’s a blogjam, you ask?
Only 17 more (oil) shopping days until December 31
Does everybody remember this story from July 3?
Best business weblog award
Thanks to Dave Schuler of the Glittering Eye for nominating Econbrowser for best business blog award for 2005.
Oil sands
Are oil sands the answer to peak oil? They’ll help some, to be sure. But they’re not a reason to ignore the issue.
Investing in gold
Should you be looking at gold as an investment?
Past and incipient expenditures for operations in Iraq
Larry Lindsey was right. And wrong.
November auto sales
Lower gas prices aren’t bringing Americans back to the large SUV’s.