2008

A Mexican drug cartel is offering incentives to recruit army soldiers, according to a USA Today article linked in a blog post on Marginal REVOLUTION. via Marginal REVOLUTION

Tyler Cowen argues that freer trade practices, particularly for rice, could alleviate food shortages, citing export restrictions imposed by countries like India and Vietnam. via Marginal Revolution.

Alan Greenspan's 1977 NYU doctoral thesis focuses on housing booms and busts, discussing soaring housing prices' effects on spending and predicting a bubble burst. via The Big Picture

Samizdata is a blog featuring numerous authors with a self-described "critically rational individualist perspective."

via Samizdata

Ron Paul concedes he won't win the GOP nomination, but he remains undecided about a November endorsement as his supporters seek delegate positions for the Republican National Convention.

Kottke.org has a new weekly series called "Ten things I learned this week," and the first list contains some interesting facts. The author shares a variety of facts, including that life expectancy for women in some parts of the US declined from 1983 to 1999.