Heads up to the literate readers of antinomian.com. Oh wait… I guess that sentence is a bit paradoxical… And uh… philosophically confused, but anyway! There is a new book I wanted to bring to your attention. It’s nominally about economics, but based on the authors’ website, I have a feeling it may contain one or two nuggets of wisdom that have nothing to do with the subject. And it may even make you laugh! Seriously though, I don’t know a whole lot about economics, but I read these guys daily, and if anyone can recommend a funnier, more BS-free economic commentary site, then I’d like to see it! And while we’re on the subject of economics and humor, I got a laugh out of this article this morning, about another recently published book. Whereas the folks at Daily Reckoning use their life experiences to illustrate the principles of economic theory, here’s somebody trying to apply her economic theory knowledge to to the complexities of social life! The dichotomy here reinforces something basic about modern society, I think (you can stop reading here if you don’t want to hear my crack-pot (albeit brief!) theories =), and that is: If you try to explain something that has long been portrayed as dry, complex and/or academic to people, they aren’t interested, no matter how vital it is and how straightforwardly you present it. On the other hand, if you stick “Expert” after somebody’s name and remove complexity from the equation, then people will get in line to follow your rules, no matter how tenuous their basis in fact. But enough of my yakking… Just read the links already. I did, and I’m an expert!