The Weakonomist is about as white as drywall. But I’ve said many times before that I was raised in a household and time where race really didn’t make much of a difference. No more than hair color or gender. It’s all indifference. There were people I didn’t like that happened to be of other races, [...]

There was a lot of gay stuff in the news this week. I’m glad the debate is happening, and we all know where we’ll be in 10-15 years. But we aren’t there yet. Before we get there more feelings will get hurt. I wish we didn’t have to do that but that will be the [...]

The Weakonomist likes music but hardly considers himself an aficionado. There aren’t many musical types or styles I don’t like. But there are a few groups or performers that I’m a huge fan of. OAR, Jack Johnson, Outkast, and The Lonely Island are just a few. Beastie Boys are among that list as well and [...]

We have an epidemic in this country and it’s genesis is the marginally affordable professional camera. From $500 to $2500 and more, every day secretaries and computer programmers with a Facebook account now feel that it is important to post hundreds of photos of their children because the picture looks kind of good. I would [...]

One of the most unappreciated developments of the 21st century is the cheap video camera. Not only do we have them in cell phones and handheld devices, but niche products have also come on to the market. The GoPro came out a few years ago and as a product was targeted towards action sports folks [...]

Sputnik weighed just under 200 lbs. The space shuttle orbiter alone weighs 240,000 lbs at liftoff. The space shuttle was very expensive and that’s part of the reason she was retired not too long ago. In the future manned flight will take a back seat to other types of exploration. It’s not over for man, [...]

Dolphins are some of the most interesting creatures to humans. Next to our hominid cousins like chimps researchers have studied dolphins likely the most to learn more about humans.  These animals are incredibly intelligent and if you’ve had the pleasure to see them in person they appear to thrive on attention and are a joy [...]

I’m pretty sure I need to be doing both of these things this weekend.