HT: Eric

In early July, the Pew Research Center released a study titled “In Two Years of Economic Recovery, Women Lost Jobs, Men Found Them,” with the opening statement: “The sluggish recovery from the Great Recession has been better for men than … read more >

DQ News — “Miami-area June home sales climbed above the year-ago level for the seventh consecutive month, suggesting this year’s lower prices have helped offset the loss of the homebuyer tax credits that boosted demand in the first half of … read more >

Intomobile.com — “Among the ever-growing number of iPhone accessories, we’ve spotted a new one which may pave the way to revolutionize the health care as we know it. It’s called Handyscope and by sticking it on the back of the … read more >

About three weeks ago, I featured two amazing videos of “3D Printers” on this CD post.  There’s another amazing video above of the world’s first flight of a fully “3D printed airplane.”  Here’s a report from Gizmag: “One of the … read more >

The Global Lottery Collector’s Society, a worldwide group of enthusiasts who study and collect lottery tickets is having its 23rd Annual “Lotovention” this weekend in Philadelphia.  Here’s a USAToday article about the “lotologists.” 

Don Boudreaux at Cafe Hayek provides a link to this July 2011 report on World Bank Income Groups, which includes the graph above (click to enlarge) based on the World Bank’s annual review and re-classification of countries into four income … read more >

1. Trade deficits are a positive consequence of cost-conscious American consumers and businesses shopping globally for the best value, quality, and price. 2. The trade deficit as most people understand it doesn’t exist. 3. Trade deficits are most often associated … read more >