Monthly Archives: March 2006

The problem — and this should have been obvious in an era of telecommutation — was that just as the worker could telecommute to the office and do his work from home (probably in his underwear), he could also telecommute … Continue reading →

I recently realized an interesting(?) extension of the thought I had about taxation and incentives for risk-taking last fall: a grade scale bounded above penalizes erratic performers. Pf: LTR.

A recent Slate column had the following to say about the corporate practice of paying executives’ income taxes on certain kinds of compensation: This tax buy-off is known as a “gross-up” because beneficiaries receive “gross” pretax sums rather than net … Continue reading →

I don’t know where this comes from, but it’s a near-perfect distillation of the fanboy spirit (warning: Star Wars). PS Star’s music is awesome, too.

Today, in my capacity as member of the Faculty Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, I attended the admissions staff’s overview meeting on the regular decision process. I have to keep confidence (not because the substance of the meetings is … Continue reading →