Quoted: Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, authors of Freakonomics, keep the conversation going from their best-selling book that explores the hidden side of everything.

Interesting stuff -- not terribly surprising, though.

Quoted: Why Europeans are getting taller and taller—and Americans aren’t.

Thought-provoking and depressing.

Quoted: In our winner-take-all casino economy, the middle class is getting royally screwed. A call to arms for populism, before it’s too late.

So why am I not 8 feet tall?! ;)

Quoted: In the late 1970s, Randy Newman scored a hit with a song containing the lyric, "Short people got no reason to live." The line was supposed to be satire, but outraged diminutive listeners didn't see it that way. Boy, are they going to be mad at a couple of

Quoted: Since then a combination of factors — the September 11, 2001, attacks, unexpectedly low tax revenues, Mr Bush’s tax cuts and runaway government spending — have plunged the yearly budget back into deficit. This year it will reach nearly $400 billion.

Quoted: Here's a little secret that Starbucks doesn't want you to know: They will serve you a better, stronger cappuccino if you want one, and they will charge you less for it. Ask for it in any Starbucks and the barista will comply without batting an eye. The puz