2010

FlowingData describes Google Refine, a tool for cleaning and formatting datasets. via FlowingData

WIRED offers the latest news and insights on technology, science, culture, and business. via WIRED

This blog post argues that the federal deficit can be eliminated without raising taxes, and points to a New York Times article that allows readers to experiment with different ways to reduce the deficit. via The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics

This 2010 blog post profiles Irish economist Morgan Kelly, who predicted the decline of Irish property prices. via Marginal Revolution

Alan Prendergast's article "The Hit Man Nobody Knows" explores the possibility that Dandenis Muñoz Mosquera (aka "La Quica"), one of Pablo Escobar’s top hitmen currently incarcerated in Colorado, may be innocent of the crime that imprisoned him.

Michael Shnayerson's article "Oh! What a Lucrative War" investigates the system that led to Halliburton/KBR becoming a primary contractor in the Iraq War zone.

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Tyler Cowen agrees with Brad DeLong's fiscal plan but believes the "commit immediately" rhetoric is unrealistic, offering alternative measures in his own fiscal recipe. via Marginal Revolution

Al Jazeera's live news updates cover Hezbollah rocket attacks on Haifa and Israel's bombing of Lebanon. via The source of this content is Al Jazeera.

Interesting analysis of the Irish banking system and a potential wave of foreclosures. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.

David Friedman compares the economic impacts of US and UK fiscal policies after the 2008 recession to massive research experiments—and finds similarities to the human and financial costs of 20th-century communist states. via Ideas

Greg Mankiw links to an argument by Richard Thaler in the New York Times where Thaler argues in favor of the estate tax. via The source of this content is Greg Mankiw's Blog.