Author: Alex Eichler

Tyler Cowen Is Funny, Scarily Well-Read, Possibly Autistic

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Bloomberg Businessweek shows us the man behind Marginal Revolution

By Alex Eichler

Apr 29, 2011

If Cursive Is Really Dying, Only a Few Will Mourn

A New York Times story inspires more jeers than nostalgia

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 29, 2011

Conservatives Cope with a Non-American Superman

Superman renounces his citizenship in the latest comic over foreign policy concerns

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 29, 2011

By Alex Eichler

Apr 28, 2011

No One Sees 1.8% GDP Growth As a Good Thing

But optimists think the numbers won't be so sluggish later in the year

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 28, 2011

Over Half of Americans Say We're Still in a Recession or a Depression

Here's another thing for Obama to worry about heading into 2012

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 28, 2011

Was the Birther Movement Always About Race?

And Donald Trump is happy to capitalize on it, say critics

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 28, 2011

Harper Lee Makes Rare Public Statement to Repudiate Memoir

The reclusive "To Kill a Mockingbird" author denies participating in a book about her

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 27, 2011

Bernanke Presser Post-Mortem: Analysis, Evaluation, and Jokes

Let's hear it for the Twitter onlookers who fought to make this thing entertaining

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 27, 2011

A List of the Degrees the Media Say Are Worthless

A look back on the doom-and-gloom coverage of higher education

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 27, 2011

The Federal Reserve Will Gingerly Meet the Press for the First Time

While Ben Bernanke's press conference will be closely watched, few expect fireworks

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 27, 2011

Japan Gets a Negative S&P Outlook, Handles it Gracefully

Something like this was bound to happen, investors say

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Nerds Howl as Lack of Funding Shuts Down SETI's Alien Search

But they'd just found 1,235 new planets!

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Criticizing NATO Today: Neocons, Liberal Bloggers, Putin

Airstrikes against Qaddafi's palaces draw rebukes for different reasons

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Everyone Would Like Dan Snyder to Go Away Now

The Redskins owner is still suing the Washington City Paper, but no one's taking him seriously

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Punk Singer Poly Styrene Dies at 53

The X-Ray Spex frontwoman was one of the most prominent female voices in punk rock

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 26, 2011

Harvard Monkey Researcher Replicates a Controversial Experiment

But his name isn't cleared just yet

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 25, 2011

Rio Residents Want Fewer Favelas on Google Maps

'Tiny and unknown' favelas are more prominently marked than wealthy neighborhoods

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 25, 2011

Prediction: A Lot of Law Schools Are Going to Disappear

The New Republic's Jonathan Chait says legal education is a 'giant bubble'

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 25, 2011

New Home Sales Figures Recover from a Dreadful February

Stil, the March numbers are below where analysts want them

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 25, 2011

Possible 'God Particle' Discovery Is Gossip for Physicists

A purported leaked memo from the Large Hadron Collider team is a hot rumor

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 22, 2011

The Great Chicken Cull Begins After Easter

Egg prices are low this year, and they're not getting any higher after the holiday

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 22, 2011

Banksy's 'Kissing Cops' to Be Shipped to America and Sold

The anonymous graffiti artist loses a work to the indoors

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 21, 2011

Governor Rick Perry Declares Three Days of Prayer for Rain

He also asked the federal government for help

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 21, 2011

Five of Six Accused Rapists Acquitted in High-Profile Pakistan Case

Women's rights movement in Pakistan suffers setback with legal defeat for Mai

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 21, 2011

A Look at the Less-Famous Folks in the 'Time 100'

Details, including those Time doesn't mention

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 20, 2011

The Vatican Gets Trendy: Puts Newspaper Online, Plans a Paywall

What's in L'Osservatore Romano, anyway?

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 19, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: The Birth of the O'Keeferoll

A certain conservative activist is never gonna give you up

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 19, 2011

Are 50,000 New McJobs Worth Getting Excited About?

Some reporters can't quite bring themselves to say "I'm lovin' it"

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 19, 2011

James O'Keefe Sings and Dances in the Name of Citizen Journalism

After bringing down the CEO of NPR, what do you do for a follow-up act?

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 19, 2011

Freezing Qaddafi's Assets Is Harder When You Can't Spell His Name

Banks have trouble tracking accounts when someone's name has 100 different spellings

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 18, 2011

Riots in Nigeria Following Presidential Election

Reports of dead, wounded, and 15,000 displaced

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 18, 2011

Jesse Jackson Jr. Isn't Convincing Many About iPads Killing Jobs

Still, he probably doesn't want to hand them out to kids anymore

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 18, 2011

Here's What a $221 Million Apartment Looks Like

Whoever lives in the London pad sure has an awesome view

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 18, 2011

What Newsweek Left Out of Its Sarah Palin Ghostwriter Profile

Lynn Vincent, bestselling co-author, isn't without her share of controversy

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 15, 2011

Qaddafi's Daughter Knows How to Work a Crowd

An intriguing moment in the ongoing Libyan conflict

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 15, 2011

Actors, Dodgers, Beatles: The Best of the Early Tax Coverage

Taxes aren't due until April 18, but your tax-season media blitz starts right now

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 14, 2011

So Long, Soaps: ABC Cancels 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live'

Truly, these are the waning days of the soap opera

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 14, 2011

Trail of a Missing Rap Wunderkind Points to Samoa

Complex magazine thinks they found an Odd Future member at a treatment center

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 14, 2011

Trump Announces Friendship with 'The Blacks'

And an announcement of an candidacy announcement sounds like a "Celebrity Apprentice" promo

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 14, 2011

Jobless Claims Rose Unexpectedly Last Week

Is it cause for concern? Depends where you get your news

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 13, 2011

February Had the Most New Job Openings Since 2004

However, there are still 20 million Americans who want and can't find a job

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 13, 2011

The Associated Press Falls for Hoax on GE's Taxes

GE's not giving $3.2 billion to the government after all

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 13, 2011

Obama to Speak on the Deficit, Which Climbed 16% Since October

He'll talk about cutting domestic, defense, & health care spending, and closing tax breaks

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 12, 2011

Zadie Smith Loses Battle to Save a London Library

The novelist sought to protect the place she studied as a teen from budget cuts

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 12, 2011

'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Still In Force at White House Events

Family of gay and lesbian service members were barred from attending an event today

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 12, 2011

Iman al-Obeidi Fought Off Guards to Make Her Escape

The alleged victim of rape in Libya gives her first interview without Qaddafi minders

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 12, 2011

Americans Don't Trust Lobbyists, Banks, or the Federal Government

Or unions, or corporations, or the courts, or...

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 11, 2011

Peter Thiel Believes the Future Belongs to College Dropouts

The Facebook investor says a "education bubble" is underway; not everyone agrees

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 11, 2011

Economists Say Obama's Probably Getting a Second Term

Falling unemployment means good news for the president, according to a new WSJ poll

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