Video: Khan Academy on the Difference between Credit Easing (US) and Quantitative Easing (Japan)

For Bernanke, according to the Khan Academy, the difference between quantitative easing and credit easing is the intent and where you direct the extra money you printed. For Japan, printing money  aimed at getting money in circulation. For Bernanke’s Fed, printing money has been targeted to increase demand for some types of securities where there is a credit logjam (Portfolio Balance channel) 

This is simply the same dog with different collar.

Free Education: 3 Best Websites offers University Level Education

From Makeuseof.com (hat tip Professor Mark Perry)

The idea that you are never done learning has never been more true than today. The Internet has revolutionized the way we access information and knowledge – formerly a luxury accessible only to the rich and highly gifted – which is now freely available to anyone with Internet access.

Education and learning should be a lifelong process and the Internet is your chance to get a university level education for free, regardless of where you are in life. This article introduces you to the three best websites to get started.

1. Khan Academy

2. Coursera

3. Academic Earth

Education from the information age will give traditional 20th century based education a run for the money.

Video: Salma Khan on How SOPA and PIPA May Kill the Internet

Salman Khan of the famed free education based Khan Academy explains the draconian, insidious and totalitarian implications of the SOPA and PIPA.
(hat tip Lew Rockwell Blog)