1. The dish on Dubai , and how Citi became exposed after TARP. Plus, possible repercussions for the U.S. 2. Japan has very big problems ....

This morning I give President Obama an F in POLI 150 ("Intro to International Politics" at UNC) for the flawed analysis in his ad...

International news agencies and informants inside of North Korea are reporting that North Korea issued an order yesterday morning to red...

Ezra Klein : Politico isn't afraid of being known as the most sensationalistic, horse-race-oriented, controversy-focused news outlet. Th...

What the matrix says is that if you look at today's American politics, you have to either support central planning or support a politica...

Now that things have slowed down a bit, regular posting should resume. There's been a lot going on in the past few weeks, but I'm go...

From Barry Ritholtz , via The Faculty Lounge :

A few years back, after being saved from death by a medical procedure, Daniel Dennett gave thanks for goodness : Yes, I did have an epiphany...

Feminist Law Profs Blog and The Faculty Lounge put up two great and funny posts on ways to look productive to your colleagues. It was writ...

Very interesting column in the New Yorker by UNC-Chapel Hill graduate James Surowiecki on the American tax code and the incentives built in...