经济评论

The best column article ever written. Nobody Understands Debt by Paul Krugman. Why we need columnists? Once I asked a friend who is a programmer and geek: “Do you read columns in Chinese?” “Seldom do I read these stuff. Though you are a columnist, I have to say, most columnist are cheaters and not worth of a dime. " His answer really discouraged me. But I think he is right. Many columns published on newspapers and magazines, only few are worth of reading. But in the world of English language, this is not true. Columnists enjoy a large scale readership. Their opinions are not only powerful enough to change the public opinion but also change the policies of government. Mr. Paul Krugman-the Nobel Prize for economics winner, is a good example. His column in the New York Times is so popular that some readers claim that the only reason to subscribe the Times is to read his OP-ED. ...

郎咸平沈阳演讲 (by linwen778)

赖美国所赐，房产刚刚有一点下跌的痕迹，从中央到地方各级官吏救都坐不住了。 世界上最大的唯心主义者不是别人，就是自称无神论的这个组织。我还不信，利益集群能够阻止经济规律的运转。 看了本地报纸的头条，让人联想起一项最新排名。 年度新闻FREE度排名榜，中国在全球近170个国家中排名倒数第六。 比我们好的：沙特阿拉伯、乌兹别克斯坦、津巴布韦、伊朗。 比我们还差的：朝鲜、土库曼斯坦和厄立特里亚。 ...

全世界都在看法国的笑话。交通工人大罢工，让交通几近瘫痪。法国人终于明白，腿不仅仅是用来看的，还是用来走路的。新科总统萨科齐，打着飞的在太平洋两岸讨饭吃。跟那些散财童子比起来，这样务实的政客确实让人佩服。 《纽约时报》的专栏作家GRAHAM ROBB在一片题为《大休眠》的文章中，对法国人所习惯懒散休闲生活方式进行了批评。Robb认为，欧洲人素有“冬眠”的习惯。1900年，俄罗斯山区的居民有一睡半年的习惯，从1900年的第一场雪开始，一家人就蜷缩在床上，尽可能地睡觉睡觉，饿得不行了才啃一块硬面包。阿尔卑斯山脉的居民有过之而无不及，他们的冬天虽然没有俄罗斯那么寒冷，但是也是人人无所事事。所以，这一地区的钟表业才如此发达。一来，可以用制作这种精密的小玩意打发时间，二来，钟表能提醒人们时间在飞逝。 Robb认为，冬眠不能促进经济的发展。他援引了萨科齐的话，从没听说哪个国家的人减少工作时间，还增加社会财富的。 ...