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Tag Archives: New York Times
And what of the big government experiments that have led to the disasters?
In the past few days, Russ Roberts, of Cafe Hayek has posted on his blog asking John Cassidy and Paul Krugman to back up their claims that European governments have cut spending. Both claim that “cuts” in government spending are making … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Economics, Government
Tagged Cafe Hayek, government spending, New York Times, Paul Krugman
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We’ve cast our safety nets wide
Alex Tabarrok, of Marginal Revolution, pointed to a New York Times piece reporting that the poorest households no longer receive the majority of government benefits. He quotes from the article: The government safety net was created to keep Americans from abject poverty, … Continue reading
Government begets more government
This post at the Pretense of Knowledge blog points to New York Times article that is yet another (frustrating) demonstration of how government leads to more government. In this case, the initial government interference includes the complex zoning requirements, large … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Economy, Business, Economics, Feedback, Government, Power of Incentives
Tagged Government, Ice cream, New York Times, San Francisco
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The productive and dependent “tribes”
David Brooks takes a leap in this New York Times column. Brooks writes about the disparities Charles Murray explores in his book, Coming Apart, between what I’ll call the productive class and the dependent class. For example: Today, Murray demonstrates, there … Continue reading
Mankiwniversity
Harvard econ professor, econ textbook author and sometimes New York Times columnist, Greg Mankiw points out that his Intro to Econ course, or Econ 10, is the largest course at Harvard. Story here. I wonder if Mankiw has given any … Continue reading
What do you mean?
I enjoyed this Harvard Business Review Ideacast (podcast) that was based on the guest, Don Pollotta’s, HBR blog post, I don’t understand what anybody is saying anymore. I recommend both. Based on the number of comments to both, others did … Continue reading
More debates like this, please
My family and friends are surprised to find out that I’m not a fan of TV-based political debates. They figure that since I have an above average interest in politics, television debates must be like my Super Bowl, or something. … Continue reading
We have high tolerance for disatrous gambles
In his column this week, Walter Williams discusses a Ron Paul/Wolf Blitzer debate moment and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman’s reaction to it. He [Krugman] was referring to a GOP presidential debate in which Rep. Ron Paul was asked what … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Debate, Economics, Feedback, Government, Health Care, Root Cause, Trade Offs
Tagged New York Times, Paul Krugman, Ron Paul, Walter Williams, Wolf Blitzer
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Someone listened for once
I was impressed by the New York Times column, Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide by Anand Giriharadas. After taking some requisite lefty swipes at Palin, Anand tentatively praises her for the substantive part of her speech: … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Minds, Debate, Government, Politics
Tagged Anand Giriharadas, Milton Friedman, New York Times, Sarah Palin
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Good points for Buffett to consider
Thanks to W.E. Heasley of The Last Embassy for providing a link to this article from the American Enterprise Institute’s magazine, The American. The article is titled, Obama’s Folly: Why Taxing the Rich is No Solution. I enjoyed this article … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Debate, Government, Taxes
Tagged American Enterprise Institute, Buffett, Laura Tyson, New York Times, Romer, tax the rich, Taxes
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