This week's article is quite different from our usual fare. It's an essay on a replacement for GDP as the central economic indicator. It brings up many issues related to evaluating quality of life. The question it provokes from me is without religious doctrine informing us of what the "good life is" how do we think we should evaluate quality of life?

       Also, I'm hoping to hears critiques of the state of the discipline of economics, which needless to say, has attracted some scorn in the wake of the current financial meltdowns.