Friday, September 6, 2013

Isn't it ironic

That someone who fancies himself an economic historian, who hasn't managed to even mention that we've just lost one of the 20th century's giants (Ronald Coase) does find the time for;

AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO THINKS IT IS BITTERLY AND SARDONICALLY IRONIC THAT GENERALFELDMARSCHALL ERICH VON MANSTEIN'S BIRTH NAME WAS ERICH VON LEWINSKI?

And, also this;
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo (高橋 是清?, 27 July 1854 – 26 February 1936) was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career, as he served as the Japanese Minister of Finance on five separate occasions before his assassination….
And, what's really important;

UPDATED: OFFICE HOURS FOR FALL, 2013

Each of the above--and other similar insignificancies--have been posted by Berkeley's Brad DeLong since Coase dies earlier this week.

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