Because housing prices always go up . . . Ginnie Mae’s buy versus rent calculator accepts only positive values for Yearly Home Value Increase Rate. Go on, try it. (Via Rolfe Winkler)
Al Capone's "hideout retreat" in Wisconsin (pictured right) up for auction. Minimum bid: $2.5 million. (HT: Calculated Risk)
Via Josh Wright at Truth On The Market, “This American Life” on price-fixing, including an interview with Kurt Eichenwald, author of the Informant, the book (now movie) about the Archers Daniel Midland price-fixing conspiracy. The movie review from Manohla Dargis at the NY Times is quite positive. Ah, a weekend plan, I hope.
For fans of baseball, or fans of tax, or those who are just fans of Sarah, Sarah Lawsky at Tax Prof (here and here) on The Tax Savings Behind the Sale of the Chicago Cubs for $845m.
Via Reason, now it’s gone too far: Snuggies have a runway show (pictured left) at Fashion Week.
Anatomy of A Murder tribute, via Randy Barnett.
Funny, pornographic, repressed, ridiculous; featuring teens, gay cops, reluctant parents, and satisfied milkmen-- it can only be The World’s Best Condom Ads.
Randy Picker on the DOJ Filing in Google Book Search.
Although the subject matter is not pornographic, comical, absurd, clever, outrageous, erotic, frightening, exciting, disturbing, fashionable or even narcissitic, and while digesting its contents won't grease the wheels of academic ambition, or prove profitable, professionally gratifying or even emotionally cathartic, and although it is not a link to a paper I've just posted on SSRN or published, or a forthcoming book for that matter, the following post at Ratio Juris on "facts and values, truth and objectivity" is intended to prompt reflection on topics that periodically deserve our close and considerate attention: http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/2009/09/facts-values-truth-objectivity_22.html (The post just prior to this one: http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/2009/09/jaina-propaedeutic-for-metaphysical.html, serves as a preface or propaedeutic to its assumptions of metaphysical relativism, perspectival rationalism, and contextual pluralism.)
Posted by: Patrick S. O'Donnell | September 23, 2009 at 08:44 AM
It seems the comma broke the parenthetical link, so please try this: http://ratiojuris.blogspot.com/2009/09/jaina-propaedeutic-for-metaphysical.html
Kim,
Thanks for your indulgence.
Patrick
Posted by: Patrick S. O'Donnell | September 23, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Aw, that's nice...but my mom has already read that post!
Posted by: Sarah L. | September 23, 2009 at 12:44 PM
In which case, I admire your mother's willingness to entertain philosophical topics within the strong constraints of a blog post.
On the other hand, if the remark is intended to communicate the reason why you yourself will not read the post(s), then I suggest it would be prudent if not wise to follow in your mother's footsteps, as the reason proffered is hardly a compelling or good one for declining to read the material yourself.
Posted by: Patrick S. O'Donnell | September 23, 2009 at 02:04 PM
Now, Sarah, surely you've underestimated your teeming fans. Almost as many as Patrick has. Thanks for the links Patrick -- looking forward to reading this one.
Posted by: Kim Krawiec | September 23, 2009 at 03:25 PM
I'm just happy to learn Sarah was responding to your post and not my comment (sorry Sarah!). As my mother might have said, but didn't: it's not always about you Patrick.
Posted by: Patrick S. O'Donnell | September 23, 2009 at 04:56 PM
I'm confused..I want give comment about tax savings..
Where is it?
btw it's nice article...
about tax regulation in Indonesia please visit:
http://tax-accounting-finance.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-regulation-for-income-tax-article.html
Posted by: tax savings | October 17, 2009 at 03:03 AM