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...Saturday, the professorial superstar posted a brave confession on his infamous blog—aptly subtitled "Random Observations for Students of Economics"—that detailed his most recent venture into the confusing world of music. In an entry titled "What I've been listening to," Mankiw writes...
...That's the jig with lines like, "I want your psycho, your vertical schtick [hey!]" and "I'm a free bitch, baby!" The song is the lead single off of Lady Gaga's second album, "The Fame Monster," and the music video's been getting heavy circulation in recent days, with its liberal use of "Thriller" moves and the Twist, and a never-ending series of montages of Lady Gaga in extraterrestrial outfits that FlyBy typically reserves for Halloween...
...President Karzai Can Be an Effective Partner Aside from the serious allegations of ballot fraud in the recent vote, the bigger legitimacy problem in Hamid Karzai's re-election was that only 1 in 4 registered voters actually turned out on election day. In the absence of any credible alternative, Washington will use Karzai's dependence on the West for funding and security to pressure him to deliver the sort of governance that can win popular support. But Karzai's government is widely seen as corrupt, ineffective and a tool in the hands of a foreign invader, and Afghans...
Likewise, if you find yourself in need of some munchies, hike your tail over to Boloco's tonight, where they're offering 1 dollar burritos in celebration of a recent extension of their operating hours...
...that's unlikely to change. Take the recent uproar over the recommendation by a government-appointed expert panel that most women delay routine mammograms until age 50. As Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius furiously tried to distance the Administration from the recommendation, a chorus of critics declared it a harbinger of exactly the type of bureaucratic health care apportioning they fear most. Any similarly controversial recommendation based on comparative-effectiveness research would almost certainly be neutered by Congress...