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Not the first academic to think the thought. Too bad he didn’t leave things at that.
Archive for January, 2011
January 27th, 2011
Category: Uncategorized
I’d like to thank Mark for inviting me to join the team. I’m an environmental and urban economist at UCLA. A couple of random thoughts. 1. Harold Pollack’s post about “Dog Bites Man” interested me. I know economists who signed the petition to revoke “Obama Care” and I also know economists who signed the petition [...]
January 27th, 2011
Category: Affordable Care Act, Uncategorized
Another economist expert letter appears, with almost 300 labor, public finance, and health economists opposed to repealing health reform. Read it. Then compare with Republicans’ similar effort last week.
January 26th, 2011
There’s nothing about the Tea Party that hasn’t been the case for the GOP as a whole over the past three decades.
January 26th, 2011
Category: Uncategorized
I’ve been busy today. So I didn’t have a chance to note two terrific posts over at the Incidental Economist (TIE). In the first one, Austin Frakt gives a rather daunting assignment: Listen to the Finding Emilie segment of the most recent Radiolab episode. It’s about a young woman’s near death and recovery after being [...]
January 26th, 2011
Category: Microeconomics and policy analysis
Mark Thiessen notices that Barack Obama speaks the language of American exceptionalism to forward goals that can only be achieved by activist government.
January 26th, 2011
Category: Rhetoric and Framing
Didn’t have time to watch the speeches? My summary, in less than sixty words.
January 25th, 2011
Category: Uncategorized
1. Phrasing liberal domestic programs in nationalist terms is great rhetoric, and none the worse for being substantially accurate. It’s true that competing with China has to mean getting better at education. And saying so leaves the Republicans who oppose him looking both pessimistic and unpatriotic. 2. John Boehner’s ostentatious boredom, even when the President [...]
January 25th, 2011
The Pack has become of the world’s greatest franchises while rejecting traditional ownership models. Congress should look into replicating it for other teams.