December 26, 2011

Freakonomics, Film Review

This 2010 film is one of several plus a book about facts that contradict popular wisdom, and dominant paradigms. It is a collaboration by economist Steven Levitt and author Stephen Dubner. They say that if you can figure out a person's incentive you can determine how they will act. Showing his honesty Levitt describes a failed experiment with his own daughter.

Freakonomics Poster


One observation is "People who are being corrupt are always actively trying to cover their trail."
One segment is about rigging Sumo wrestling matches in Japan, called "Yaocho." Their comment that "illusion of purity can not only hide corruption but help to make it possible" applies to the Obama adminstration especially to the misadventures of Eric Holder the misguided US Attorney General. This pattern of corruption is exposed in J. Christian Adams' new book, Injustice.

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