You just read a fascinating article suggesting that drinking a glass of red wine is equivalent to spending an hour at the gym, that morning

In my talks with graduate students, I realized that many of them look for research ideas in the conclusion of a paper, where author(s) will

I loved PhD Comicsas a grad student. Frankly, I still find them quite relatable as an Assistant Professor (and in a few years, I can

Obviously, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. As it turns out, I’m up for tenure review in two years, and with the publication lag

“Often wrong, always certain”, goes a saying I once heard about economists. Frankly, I hate admitting when I’m wrong or when I don’t know something

Many charter schools appear to work quite well. Here are two quotes from two articles summarizing the research: “sound research has shown that, when properly

I teach masters students the basics of micro- and macro-economics. When we talk about government intervention, one of the first topics is the effect of

My representative, Rodney Davis, recently introduced a health care bill “to protect people with pre-existing conditions from discrimination against insurance companies.” (yes, if you think about