2010

Tyler Cowen ponders the surprisingly high cost of a good night's sleep, citing luxury mattresses like the $33,000 E.S. Kluft & Co. Palais Royale. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.

Steve Landsburg considers how different history might be if Ron Paul's 2003 proposal to eliminate government subsidies for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had passed. via Steven Landsburg | The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics.

Arnold Kling discusses how an oil spill insurance market might determine optimal investment in spill prevention, but whether that would surpass government regulation remains unclear. via Econlib.

Jason Kottke links to a 2010 article about Chinese companies hiring white men to pose as businessmen to project an image of international business connections. via kottke.org

Slashdot user "r" shared content about Chatroulette developing an algorithm for genital recognition. via Slashdot

Al Jazeera provides live news updates on the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, including rocket attacks and bombings.