September 30, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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The Dark Ages come to Denmark in broad daylight, as a Pakistani man murders his sister in a public street … Calmly and methodically, big brother stoops over his little sister while shooting one projectile after the other into her. … Continue reading
September 30, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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“Fossil fuel is dead,” declared CJ. CJ likes to make those kinds of superficially profound statements. We were meeting after a long time. I was in Delhi for a conference and caught up with CJ at the Taj Mansingh Hotel … Continue reading
September 29, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Nothing new about the communists being pro-poor. They make people poor whereever they find a way. Today India is suffering the effects of commie policies. Today, 29th Sept, the commies have struck again in India crippling the transportation system. One … Continue reading
September 27, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Garrett Hardin’s 1968 Science paper The Tragedy of the Commons introduced many to the problem implicit in open access to common-pool resources. I believe that every thinking person must understand the tragedy of the commons because living in a world … Continue reading
September 26, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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{via Navin Jaganathan} So what else is new? And truth be told, Bush is the worst disaster to hit the world, not just the US.
September 25, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Or What Economists Do What the heck do economists do is a question that does not baffle many people because they “know” what economists do. I know it did not baffle me. I was not taught economics in high school, … Continue reading
September 24, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Saturday silliness follows. Apologies to those who don’t know Hindi. Windows Commands in Hindi: Khidkiyan version shoonya bindu shoonya ek (0.01) Phile = File Kholo = Open Bandh Karo = Close Naya = New Khatara = Old
September 23, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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A friend recently asked me for some advice on how to improve his understanding of economics. I asked my favorite advisor CJ to take a shot at it. Here is what he wrote, for the record: Each of us has … Continue reading
September 23, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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The Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (REGS) has the word guarantee in it and whatever else it may or may not guarantee, it certainly guarantees greater overall poverty than would be the case without the REGS. In brief, REGS does not … Continue reading
September 22, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Guess who said the following and about whom? “Throughout the 20th century small groups of men seized control of great nations, built armies and arsenals, and set out to dominate the weak and intimidate the world.” See the comments for … Continue reading
September 21, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Some events have the power to imprint themselves on one’s memory. One morning about four years ago, my roomie Wayne knocked on the door at the ungodly hour of 6 AM to say “you may want to watch this.” In … Continue reading
September 21, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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What is the real story behind the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? Why should we–60 years after the event–care about what happened? Who was he and does it really matter? I think that there is a deep mystery and … Continue reading
September 20, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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A few days ago, I plugged in a gizmo to this blog which keeps track of where the visitors of this blog come from. Here is the Clustermap for this site. Currently the site lists about 2800 visits in the … Continue reading
September 19, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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In response to my post about the KGB and Indian democracy, one reader responded by writing that “should we abide by your definition of democracy, there would be very few truely democratic countries around.”
September 18, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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OK, if you thought that this blog has no mysteries associated with it, you are wrong. Here is a mystery for you to ponder. About a year and a half ago, I made an offer on this blog: I will … Continue reading
September 18, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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It’s not surprising but it is still news to me that the KGB attempted to steer the Indian ship of state. I grew up hearing rumors of the CIA doing all sorts of nasty things around the world, of course. … Continue reading
September 16, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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Bill Maher is funny. I always liked his politically incorrect stance. Here he is asking for a recall election for the president as they have in California. The open letter to GW Bush is priceless. Here is the link to … Continue reading
September 16, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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It is common knowledge that the Indian economy which was securely imprisoned since independence in 1947 has undergone a radical transformation and has seen a departure from its dismal 3 percent “Nehru Growth” to a more respectable 6 percent and … Continue reading
September 15, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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“What about the morons?” “Ah. Morons never do the wrong thing. They get their reasoning wrong. Like the fellow who says all dogs are pets and all dogs bark, and cats are pets, too, and therefore cats bark. Or that … Continue reading
September 13, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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… no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651 Earlier … Continue reading