Kaushik Basu thinks they should, according to this post on NPR’s Planet Money blog:
Published April 1, 2011
Marc F. Bellemare Posts
Published April 1, 2011
Food Prices Are Still Rising
Sadly, this is not an April Fools’ prank:
“US Corn stocks are significantly smaller than previous estimates suggested, the USDA said today. That sent the price of corn shooting up once again. (…)
As we noted recently, a couple key factors mean that demand for corn is staying high even as the price rises. One is growing consumption of meat among the growing middle class in Asia, which in turn means more demand for corn to feed livestock. The other is growing demand the growth for corn-based ethanol, which is supported by government subsidies.”
More on NPR’s Planet Money blog.
Published April 1, 2011
Writing Tips from Mike Munger
In an article from last fall in The Cronicle of Higher Education, my colleague Mike Munger gives ten very good writing tips. The one that has worked best for me has undoubtedly been this one: