I”m sponsoring a lecture by Austrian economist Gene Epstein, the economics editor of Barron’s, at Loyola University next Monday, April 4. His topic is an updated version of his recent book, Econospinning, about how the media manipulate the economic statistics (not usually for the good). Time: 7 PM Place: McManus Theater, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. (Thanks to our benefactor, the BB&T Foundation).