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Reason Aug/Sep 2001 James V. DeLong |
The Great Gun Fight More guns mean less crime. Or they don't. Which is it? Two respected authors, John R. Lott Jr. and Robert Ehrlich debate...  |
Inc. August 2005 Michael S. Hopkins |
Data Is the World Steven Levitt's bestseller "Freakonomics" offers lessons to businesspeople about how to use analytical tools of economics to read the world more accurately. The controversial assertion that the legalization of abortion in the U.S. decreased crime serves as an example.  |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Peter Coy |
More Oddball Tales for Freakonomics Fans Levitt and Dubner are back with new examples of how incentives make people do the darnedest things  |
Reason May 2003 Julian Sanchez |
The Mystery of Mary Rosh How a new form of journalism investigated a gun research riddle  |
Fast Company November 2005 Lucas Conley |
Year of the Economist A new trend in books: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man... The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich are Rich, the Poor Are Poor -- and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!... Freakonomics...  |
ifeminists May 5, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Gun-Proof Your Children The basic question is whether private gun ownership is a Constitutional and individual right, or a reckless practice that endangers society and children.  |
Investment Advisor July 2006 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Just the Facts Financial consumers seek expert help because they're afraid of not being able to retire, or just losing their money. They don't want to be sold, they want to be advised.  |
Reason March 2006 John J. Pitney |
The Silence of the Cats Book Review: In his new autobiography Herding Cats: A Life in Politics, Trent Lott still refuses to speak frankly about racism.  |
Salon.com December 12, 2002 Jake Tapper |
Lott's amnesia The senator says he can't fully recall Thurmond's racist presidential run. Here's a refresher course: A 1948 ballot decrying "anti-lynching" legislation, and a letter to Lott from a racist supporter.  |