John Barrdear http://barrdear.com/john Thoughts about economics, politics and life in general Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:37:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Political comic strips around the Mississippi Bubble of the 1710s http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/18/political-comic-strips-around-the-mississippi-bubble-of-the-1710s/ I didn’t even know I’d been nominated http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/18/i-didnt-even-know-id-been-nominated/ Thinking about Human Rights (and UNICEF) http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/16/thinking-about-human-rights-and-unicef/ I am Britralian http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/10/i-am-britralian/ Double-yolk eggs, clustering and the financial crisis http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/03/double-yolk-eggs-clustering-and-the-financial-crisis/ Note to self: holidaying in Greece will soon be cheap http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/03/note-to-self-holidaying-in-greece-will-soon-be-cheap/ Party discipline in the Republican Party http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/03/party-discipline-in-the-republican-party/ The dude at Macquarie … http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/03/the-dude-at-macquarie/ Today’s must read: Russian economic development, as seen through McDonalds http://barrdear.com/john/2010/02/02/todays-must-read-russian-economic-development-as-seen-through-mcdonalds/ People are not rational maximisers of von Neumann-Morgenstern utility http://barrdear.com/john/2010/01/27/people-are-not-rational-maximisers-of-von-neumann-morgenstern-utility/