Is Thug Life a Happy Life?

[kirisutogomen]

Video of Steve Levitt. For those of you who have read Freakonomics, the story will be somewhat familiar, but I think it's worth watching regardless.

Warning: 22 minutes long, and not safe for work if your boss is a strict Mormon who peers over your shoulder.

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[billmarrs.livejournal.com]

The guy who spent all that time with the gang recently released a more in-depth account of his experience:

Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

There was a positive review of it posted on Boing Boing recently.