“ The lesson here is simple: economics doesn’t trump physical reality.” Another excellent essay.
“And by 2048 the world's supply of seafood will likely simply run out, Worm and other marine biologists warned in the pages of Science in 2006."
“Maybe someone will do the state a favor and roll a hand-grenade into the governor's office and a new group of "leaders" can begin the budget process anew. Too harsh? Probably.”
“"Now, almost all sports programs geared to a large male audience are promoting hair dye to look young. Before, gray hair used to be no big deal."”
“We wish that 99 percent of economic behavior could be captured by three simple laws of nature. In fact, economists have 99 laws that capture 3 percent of behavior.”