Ahhhh

Forgot to add this excellent link:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/travel/jodi-ettenberg-on-her-life-as-a-long-term-traveler.html

I have been following this woman for around a year so it is cool that she is in the NY Times now . . .

Morning Reading 2.27.2012

Morning Reading

Canadians want Irish workers, not American ones (lower wages?) - Irish Times (Martin Wall)

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0226/breaking9.html

China Fact of the Day - Marginal Revolution (Tyler Cowen)

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/02/china-fact-of-the-day-6.html

I expect that most people will read this differently, and I respect that, but this sure does make it seem that the free market can even do art funding better than the government.  Possibly bad that they have to monetize everything, rather than just doing, but is that the worst thing in the world? - TPM (Carl Franzen)

http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/kickstarter-expects-to-provide-more-funding-to-the-arts-than-nea.php

The hotels of Mexico City - David Lida (David Lida)

http://davidlida.com/?p=1912

Be Still, Warren Speaks

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2011ltr.pdf

Hong Kong a World Away for Many Chinese - NBC News (Bo Gu)

http://behindthewall.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/14/10407103-hong-kong-is-still-a-world-away-from-mainland-china-for-many

Morning Reading 2.24.2012

Exciting news ahead of the Apple announcement in March

http://www.ministryoftofu.com/2012/02/picture-of-the-day-iphone-gas-stove/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MiniTofublog+%28Ministry+of+Tofu+-+Featured+Articles%29

The counter argument on China

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/24/crisis-what-crisis-how-to-beat-back-the-china-bears/?mod=WSJBlog

More from Michael Pettis

http://www.economonitor.com/blog/2012/02/when-will-china-emerge-from-the-global-crisis/

Psychological Poverty Trap?

http://www.haaretz.com/business/the-psychological-poverty-trap-1.414260

What can't computers do?

http://www.mining.com/2012/02/19/rio-tinto-invests-us518-million-in-autonomous-trains-for-pilbara-iron-ore-rail-network-in-western-australia/?utm_source=digest-en-fe-120223&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digest

Morning Reading 2.23.2012

Morning Reading

Tuktuks!
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/02/21/southeast-asias-three-wheeled-vehicles/

There is some other interesting stuff on Global Voices you may enjoy

Morning Reading 2.21.2012

Morning Reading
Why Don't Americans Riot Anymore - Emily Badger (The Atlantic)
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/02/what-dont-americans-riot-anymore/1274/

The Jazz District Authenticity Problem - Brandon Reynolds (The Atlantic)
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/02/kansas-city-jazz-district-authenticity-problem/1284/

Hollywood by the Numbers - Horace Nayeri (Asymco)
http://www.asymco.com/2012/02/07/hollywood-by-the-numbers/

Humans Can Hibernate - (Irish Times)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0219/breaking6.html

For the Beard in Your Life
http://imgur.com/ovNwF

Switcheroo
http://sincerelyhana.com/projects/switcheroo

The World's Most Interesting Man - Margalit Fox (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/john-fairfax-who-rowed-across-oceans-dies-at-74.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all?src=tp

Chinese Inflation - Editorial Board  (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204909104577232852381561544.html

Morning Reading 2.15.2012

Morning Reading
Aging is an unfortunate reality, but this is a really cool way of showing it - Marginal Revolution (Alex Tabarrok)
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/02/the-age-of-reason.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+marginalrevolution%2Ffeed+%28Marginal+Revolution%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Was it really a good idea to give full military honors to the VP of China? - WSJ (Nathan Hodge)
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/15/xi%E2%80%99s-pentagon-visit-long-on-ceremony-short-on-substance/?mod=WSJBlog

Standup Economist - Greg Mankiw's Blog (Greg Mankiw)
http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2012/02/latest-from-standup-economist.html

Morning Reading 2.13.2012

Morning Reading
Yum! - Uncornered Market (Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott)
http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2012/02/carnes-asadas-market-oaxaca-mexico-panorama/

For all the economists looking to express their love this coming Valentine's day . . .
http://fosslien.com/heart/

Cats in Guangzhou, something we wouldn't no anything about without the internet - Isidor's Fugue (Brian Glucroft)
http://www.isidorsfugue.com/2012/02/store-cats-in-guangzhou-china.html

Volatility ETF's examined - Institutional Investor (Steve Rosenbush)
http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/2975865/Markets-Trading/The-Upside-and-Down-of-ETFs-that-Index-Volatility.html?ArticleId=2975865&single=true

So, uh, this could be bad - Reuters (Richard Pullin and Koh Gui Qing)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-china-debt-idUSTRE81C07420120213

A story about the Washington Post in the New York Times, how meta - New York Times (Jeremy Peters)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/business/media/the-washington-post-recast-for-a-digital-future.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all