I received this in an email from my mother.  I liked it so much I wanted to pass it on to you.
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point.
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Sometimes The Weakonomist gets behind on posts and needs something that has little to do with money to fill in the gaps… Today is one of those days. Enjoy!
I have the grand fortune of being allowed to listen to the radio at work. The curse is my building, which blocks all but [...]

Today is a bank holiday, so no post.  You’re probably at work though, which sucks for you.  Take solace in the fact that I have to work the day after Thanksgiving.

I’m very good about giving advice at work. People like me because I don’t let annoying details ruin my day. But everyone must have an enemy it seems, and I am not immune. This week my patience failed me as a colleague referred to my comments as “condescending”. Generally speaking, I [...]

By “Super Post” I mean no post.  Its Labor Day which means I’m not doing the things I normally do.  This includes working and involving myself with Weakonomics.  See you Tuesday and thanks for reading!

Every 4 years the media tells us which Summer Olympics athlete we should fall in love with.  This year, as in 2004, we are to fall in love with Michael Phelps.  This is fine by me, as I was a swimmer myself at one point.  In high school I was a Varsity swimmer, and was [...]

The definition for Hypothesis is:
A tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences.
The definition for Theory is:
A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena.
My definition for Hypotheory is:
An assumption formulated from the presence of facts that, despite not being tested, becomes [...]

Most of the visitors to this site are USA folks like myself, to you I wish the greatest of Independence Days.  To my non-US readers today is a big day for us.  You probably know why.  I personally feel that the United States, despite its many flaws, is the best place on Earth to live. [...]