Daily Archives: September 3, 2009

Using Keynes As A Crutch (get it?)

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Yisroel Pensack

In a long piece in The New York Times Magazine called "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?", Nobel Prize-winning economist and Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman tries to "explain" the current crash without analyzing the macroeconomic impact of land … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Bible Study

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student writes: Rabbi Hayyim Angel, an extremely popular Bible professor and the rabbi of a large and storied synagogue in Manhattan. He recently published his second book — Revealed Texts, Hidden Meanings: Finding the Religious Significance in Tanakh … Continue reading →

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Eliot Spitzer’s Hooker Returns

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Luke Ford

From the Huffington Post: Ashley Dupre, the call girl entangled in former-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s sex scandal, lashes out at critics and the media in a new blog post on Global Grind. Dupre writes that while she’s happy that Spitzer, who … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got My Swagger Back

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Luke Ford

I just bought four sticks of deoderant at Walgreens. Just $3:50 each. It’s called "Swagger" and says it is the official scent of confidence. I’ll let you know how it works.

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