Japan’s corrupt nuclear energy industry.
Qaddafi’s Chicago connection (via Slate).
Spiegel explores how “not everything that looks green is good for the environment.”
Edward Harrison reminds us that corporatism and liberty are not one and the same (contrary to popular claims).
Stephen Pizzo on GE’s planned Ebola power reactor.
Big Picture Agriculture has a good summary of what higher oil prices mean for commodities and agriculture. Saul Kaplan on the plight of young males. Dean Baker on who reaps the rewards of productivity. The Atlantic on the economic… Read more
Donald Marron on how housing is affecting inflation (via Economics Roundtable). Warren Buffett’s CNBC interviews on inflation, the Fed, the deficit, and more. Why Apple already won against publishers. Western multinationals are losing… Read more
Johann Hari takes a deeper look at pirates. How Facebook is ticking off small business owners (hat tip to Hilary). Ndumiso Ngcobo’s piece on cubicles made me laugh. Monologuist Mike Daisey’s thoughts on his new piece, The Agony and the… Read more
John Kay’s rant on the state of the pharma industry. Pharmalot takes a look at the industry’s heavy investment in phone apps. Scientists discovered a potential baldness cure. CMO.com on elephants and riders. Kay McDonald on corn’s… Read more
Seth Godin on the use case. GigaOm on why Twitter shouldn’t let itself be acquired. Adam Gopnik on the cognitive entanglement that the Internet has spawned. (via The Big Picture) Becker-Posner on authoritarian regimes. Get ready for… Read more
Cracked has a list of complaints about modern life–and why they’re statistically BS. Diblert’s Scott Adams has a hilarious article up on the Wall St Journal. Wonkette on fake commemorative 9/11 coins. China’s technology Borg strategy… Read more
How the BLS is deflating its inflation statistics. The new centrism and its discontents. For some reason, I’ve never run across Trend Hunter. Until now. It’s good. Is professionalism dead? (via Economics Roundtable) Self-control in… Read more
Adi Ignatius on why Eric Schmidt’s days at Google always seemed numbered. American states’ economies in global context. Abnormal Returns has a nice collection of articles on how not-lucrative blogging really is. What the US-China summit… Read more
How to steal and get rich (via The Thinking Trader). Europe, the headless chicken. 1/3 of married people aren’t honest with their spouses about money. Is your startup lying to itself? 13 glaring signs the market is forming another… Read more
Can Lady Gaga save Polaroid? What Goldman Sachs’ investment in Facebook means for marketers. LinkedIn will go public this year, according to rumors. Bank of America customers “want” more fees. How Sprint is becoming the Wal-Mart of… Read more
Know your fellow man and you’ll know business. Know your own mind and you’ll know your fellow man. Catching up on how science sees our minds can benefit you socially, personally, and in the workplace. Here are 50 neuroscience links that will… Read more
This week’s links celebrate the best of 2010′s best-of lists. Happy New Year! The best stocks. The best places to work. The best small business books. The best political scandals. The best blogs…. Read more
Investing fads and themes by year (via Abnormal Returns). The top 10 trends of 2011, by Daily Reckoning. Steve Rubel on the stimulation economy. Immigrants to America are now seeking homes in smaller cities, from Miller-McCune…. Read more
The Atlantic explains why the old/new tax cut deal is just kicking the economic can down the road. The RiseSmart blog has a ranking of the top 100 English-language career blogs, and we’re honored to be on the list. The new tax deal:… Read more
Why Netflix increased its prices.
NPR takes a look at the money, promotion and risks behind Charlie Sheen's antics.
Bing wants to share daily deals, too--and just launched an aggregator to do it.
Forbes offers a solution to the Wisconsin standoff.
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