tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post111641941417953318..comments2023-10-05T06:39:23.540-04:00Comments on Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check: Book recommendation: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubnerpbokellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18207982160283918003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-1116422886496581992005-05-18T09:28:00.000-04:002005-05-18T09:28:00.000-04:00I agree that many of the insights are profound; on...I agree that many of the insights are profound; on the other hand, the level of information value-add in the book -- relative to reading some of the better reviews -- is not that great, imho...pbokellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207982160283918003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-1116422164415922402005-05-18T09:16:00.000-04:002005-05-18T09:16:00.000-04:00Correction: to previous commentOops, I meant the b...Correction: to previous comment<BR/>Oops, I meant the book linked falling crimes rates in the 1990s to the abortion decision by the suprome court in 1973. totally profound idea, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366778.post-1116422004575496072005-05-18T09:13:00.000-04:002005-05-18T09:13:00.000-04:00This book's theory as to why crime in the USA fell...This book's theory as to why crime in the USA fell in the USA fell in the 19990s are profound!!. That ideaa alone justifies the reading of this book!! This book's premise is that crime rates fell because of the 1873 Supreme court decision on abortion!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com