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He'd prefer to talk about something other than GDP. Boxing perhaps?

• Bryan Caplan says basic economics is more intuitive than you might think.

• Brian Domitrovic explains why the French would prefer to measure progress in something other than GDP. Given their economic performance I'd probably prefer to talk about something else as well.

• National Public Radio has a story on environmentalists who are less than thrilled with solar power. Sometimes you just can't win.

• The New York Times reports that while Congress is considering legislation to ban in-flight cell phone use, those places that actually permit their usage say the experience has been mostly trouble-free. Rather than using the power of the federal government, whatever happened to just asking someone to keep it down?

• Scott Lincocome wonders if the anti-globalization movement has "jumped the shark". Let's hope so.