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 11, 2011

Gabby Giffords Doesn't Know She's a Senate Front-Runner

And other things we learn from a lengthy Newsweek profile

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 8, 2011

Government Shutdown Shuts Down Glenn Beck

In the small ironies department, Fox News' live coverage has bumped their exiting host

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 8, 2011

Bankers Kick Frugality Out the Window and No One Notices

Jamie Dimon's pay package doubled, not that you'd know from The Wall Street Journal

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 7, 2011

An Ambiguously Gay Caveman Is Your New Media Darling

Although Fox News is taking the high road on this one

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 7, 2011

That Was Quick: Cathie Black Out as NYC Schools Chancellor

After just five months on the job, Black will be replaced by Dennis Walcott

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 7, 2011

March Retail Numbers: They Could Be Worse!

In spite of a late Easter, chain stores do all right

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 6, 2011

A Couple Nitpicks About the 'Strawberries Cure Cancer' Study

Why we're waiting for the peer reviews to come back

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 6, 2011

Against All Odds, Toyota Prius Sells One Million Cars in the U.S.

Despite recalls and earthquakes, the "geek-mobile" makes good

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 6, 2011

In Britain, Unpaid Internships Become a National Political Scandal

Nick Clegg is caught up in a fight about his dad helping him get his first internship

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 5, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: Remembrance of Whoppers Past

A brief refresher course on what not to eat

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 5, 2011

Texas Won't Debut Its New Lethal-Injection Cocktail Just Yet

The Supreme Court has granted Cleve Foster a temporary stay of execution

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 5, 2011

What We Learn About Qaddafi from His Nurse

Every year, he gives his staff gold watches with his picture on them

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 4, 2011

Someone Mailed Rep. Peter King a Bloody Pig's Foot

More controversy comes to the controversial figure

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 4, 2011

Liquidators Could Close All Remaining Blockbuster Locations

It's just part of the ongoing die-off of '90s entertainment chains

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 4, 2011

Libyan Woman Who Accused Militiamen of Gang Rape Released

But she can't leave the house where she's staying now

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 4, 2011

Vietnam to Citizens: Don't Get Any Ideas From the Middle East

A dissident lawyer gets 10 years for protesting the one-party system

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 4, 2011

Thank Hackers for the Spam That's About to Flood Your Inbox

It turns out they may have stolen a whole lot of email addresses last week

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 1, 2011

Police: Prankster Reported on His Own Graffiti Spree for College Paper

Don't cover your own criminal investigation

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 1, 2011

New Monthly Jobs Report: U.S. Added 216,000 to Payrolls

Unemployment's down to 8.8 percent, the lowest level in two years

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 31, 2011

The Mild-Mannered Climate Study That's Got Everyone Upset

Al Gore, the Koch brothers, slight variations in thermal data--this story has it all

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 31, 2011

New York City Takes Census Data Super-Personally

How could the numbers be right, they ask, when this city is so awesome?

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 30, 2011

Libya's Foreign Minister Defects

Moussa Koussa flees to Britain after abandoning Qaddafi's government

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 30, 2011

Everyone Is Laughing at Alan Greenspan Today

The ex-Fed Chairman is the victim of an Internet dogpile

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 30, 2011

Cliché Watch

Mark Zuckerberg's Dad Uses Computers and Everything

The Los Angeles Times profiles Edward Zuckerberg, DDS

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 29, 2011

The Unfinished 'Dragon Tattoo' Novel Is About Twins and Canada

Tiny details continue to leak out about the Swedish author's last work

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 29, 2011

Has the Times Adequately Addressed Its Shoddy Rape Coverage?

Criticized for the way it handled a tragedy in Texas, the paper gives it another try

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 29, 2011

China's 'Most Influential Political Blogger' Goes Missing

Yang Hengjun hasn't been heard from since Sunday

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 29, 2011

Libyan Woman Who Claimed Rape May Face Criminal Charges Herself

Going public can be an offense itself, apparently

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 28, 2011

The Unknowns of a Woman Alleging Rape by Qaddafi Troops

She was dragged away by government forces on Saturday, and may still be in custody

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 28, 2011

New Biography Suggests Gandhi May Not Have Been Such a Nice Guy

Also, he was apparently in love with a male German bodybuilder

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 28, 2011

Biden Handlers Stick Reporter in a Closet, Then Apologize

Expect to hear about this on right-wing blogs until the end of time

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 27, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Sunday Columns

Leonard Pitts on the violent Bible, The Wall Street Journal on the Consumer Protection Bureau, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 27, 2011

Cartoon

As Long As We're Doing Interventions...

Here's one more the U.S. could look into

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 27, 2011

Remembering Geraldine Ferraro, 1935-2011

The first female nominee for national office becomes an inkblot test for obituarists

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 25, 2011

What to Make of the Fed's Big Family-Finances Survey

Families are poorer, confidence is down--any surprises here?

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 25, 2011

How News Sources Change the Way We See News

Viewers trust Al Jazeera's coverage--when it's got the CNN logo on it

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 25, 2011

One Student Shot at Indiana Middle School

A suspect has been apprehended, but police are still looking for accomplices

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 24, 2011

Is New York City About to Sue the Census Again?

Bloomberg wants to know why the numbers aren't higher

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 24, 2011

No, Chinese Scientists Did Not Make Gay Mice

What we did and didn't learn from a new study on serotonin

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 24, 2011

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Myanmar

Tremors felt as far away as Bangkok and Hanoi

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 23, 2011

By Alex Eichler

Mar 23, 2011

Financial Regulation: The Other Old Bill People Are Still Defending

Bernanke makes the case for Dodd-Frank to community bankers

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By Alex Eichler and Ray Gustini

Mar 23, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79

The Hollywood legend was suffering from symptoms of congestive heart failure

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 22, 2011

As Michigan's Cities Empty Out, a Look Back at a Decade of Bad News

The state's woes include layoffs, foreclosures, and a moribund auto industry

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 22, 2011

Warren Buffett Says Buy Japanese Stocks, But Not Apple

How to explain the mega-investor's odd preferences?

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 22, 2011

Between Japan and Libya, a Delicate Balance on Oil Prices

Prices are stable for the moment, but they could skyrocket soon

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 21, 2011

Why Planegate Is Especially Embarrassing for McCaskill

She's made a big deal about accountability in the past

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 21, 2011

The Latest Treatment to Make a Comeback: Electroshock Therapy

A look at some odd therapies that nonetheless made it to the medical mainstream

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 21, 2011

Cliché Watch

Men Are Flocking to Plastic Surgery Again

This has happened before. It's an odd trend when laid against the 'mancession,' though

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 21, 2011

Four New York Times Journalists Released in Libya

However, others working for Getty, AFP and Al Jazeera are still missing or detained

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