Oct 14 Watch Chinese Housing Bubble: A Troubling Update from Beijing Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman explores the possibility of a Beijing housing bubble. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Leather Muppet to Stephen Colbert: You Are What You Eat Paul Solman had a 'transformative' experience after Stephen Colbert poked fun at him. Continue watching
Jul 15 Stand-up Economist: Is China Asia’s Ecuador? By Paul Solman EmbedVideo(1024, 514, 320); Standup economist Yoram Bauman has now made it to China and filed the second of his vlogs for us from Beijing. We found his comparison of China to Ecuador fascinating. For those… Continue reading
Jan 30 How Funny is the Chevy Volt? The Washington Post’s Professional Skeptic Gives It a Going Over By Elizabeth Shell As a preview to our Tool$ Tuesday feature (spoiler alert: we'll be looking at your car's carbon emissions), here's a truly surprising "review" of the Chevy Volt, the electric darling of the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month and… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Stand-up Economist Finds the Light Side of a ‘Dismal Science’ Economics isn't exactly a side-splitting discipline, but at a recent economics convention in Atlanta, self-proclaimed "stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman showed it's possible to infuse the sober science with monetary mirth. Continue watching
Nov 26 The Onion Turns 21 Now celebrating its 21st year, the Onion has fine published consistently funny -- sometimes caustic -- satire of political figures, the media and social convention. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Viewers Flock to Comedy Shows for Dose of Campaign Humor Sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live has seen its ratings soar in recent weeks as viewers have tuned in to watch skits about political candidates and campaigns. SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels and head writer Seth Meyers discuss political comedy. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Satirist Art Buchwald Passes Away at Age 81 Washington Post columnist Art Buchwald succumbed to kidney failure at home with his family late Wednesday, but was able to spend his last year enjoying life and writing about his experiences. Here are excerpts from a March 2006 NewsHour interview… Continue watching