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I bought some eggs. Here’s what I learned

Over the past few years, I’ve paid only sporadic attention to the prices of stuff I regularly buy. Yes, when COVID caused prices to soar, I switched from Quaker Oats to no-name oat bran found in a bin at Fairway, … Continue reading →

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The superlative wit of Paul Krugman

Yesterday in the Times, Paul Krugman discussed a Not-So-Great Replacement: Elon Musk’s ad hoc (and ad lib) name change from Twitter, a terrific name, to X, a huh? name. In the course of Krugman’s ruminations, he used a brand new … Continue reading →

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