Matt’s post below is RBC post #10,000.
Author: Mark Kleiman
Professor of Public Policy at the NYU Marron Institute for Urban Management and editor of the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. Teaches about the methods of policy analysis about drug abuse control and crime control policy, working out the implications of two principles: that swift and certain sanctions don't have to be severe to be effective, and that well-designed threats usually don't have to be carried out. Books: Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken) When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment (Princeton, 2009; named one of the "books of the year" by The Economist Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results (Basic, 1993) Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control (Greenwood, 1989) UCLA Homepage Curriculum Vitae Contact: Markarkleiman-at-gmail.com View all posts by Mark Kleiman
Congratulations! Am not sure how many I have read – but always make sure to visit samefacts regularly for insightful discussions.
This is one I’ve held on to as gold…
And reread every so often…
Lots of good stuff in there:
http://www.samefacts.com/2010/10/uncategorized/schelling-on-solar-radiation-management/#more-14205
It also has a few predictions (I agree with the first and am contrary on the second):
I predict those that vociferously deny global warming will not be held accountable for being wrong. All will be forgotten in the very next sound byte. In fact, I think they’ll actually continue to dominate the debate. Conservative reality is wonderfully malleable. Sean Hannity will become an instant expert on cooling the planet down the minute he stops scolding everyone about it heating up. It is all very much like the zombie argument that tax cuts for the rich will cause all boats to rise.
All boats will rise of course, but not because of Trickle Down.
Which I guess is proof of that old saying: Even a blind zombie will find some carrion now and then…
Congratulations to Mark, who toiled in solitude at this site for years and has written I suspect more RBC posts than the rest of us put together.
Congratulations! IMHO indispensable.