Like Scott Adams, Malcolm Gladwell has an amazing ability to break everything down logically and succinctly. His latest post about how to define racism — using Mel Gibson, Michael Richards and Michael Irwin as recent celebrity examples — is dead on.
Adams, for his part, points out today how American taxpayers could’ve been spared the expense of the Baker-Hamilton report on Iraq by just reading his blog.
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Another blog I’ve come across more recently, but which is equally interesting, is The Economist’s Free Exchange blog. It’s written by multiple people, and it deals with economic issues. I know, I know, economic discussions usually rival duck calling and sock drawer organization for excitement, but Free Exchange is written in plain enough terms that it makes sense — and holds interest for — the average intelligent person. This post about a luxury goods embargo against North Korea is a good example; it shows how little politicians actually know about economics.
Of course, this newfound interest in plain-talking economics — which has led to a proliferation of blogs on the subject — is largely due to Freakonomics, but bravo to The Economist for running with it.
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