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Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Economics Problems, Politics on Nov 2nd, 2011
In an OpEd in tomorrow’s WSJ, Democratic Senate Candidate Jeff Greene tells us we should listen to the message of OWS folks. I may agree with him, but not when he pulls out the boilerplate arguments: … These policies, and deregulation, created the environment for widespread defaults as well as predatory lending, exotic mortgage derivatives, […]
Posted in Economic Illiteracy on Nov 2nd, 2011
After all, they promote the ideological fantasy that unicorns and other neat creatures do not exist. I very much look forward to the movement turning its attention to the public health classes, education classes, anthro/sociology classes, and the like. Gosh Mr. Mankiw, don’t you know better than to not offer “two-sides” to the story that […]
Posted in Education, Environment, Institutions, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Nov 2nd, 2011
I’ll keep this short, since merely raising eyebrows about such things has consequences beyond having oneself removed from polite company. As you all no doubt know, universities across the nation are enraptured with “sustainamania” – which is my term for campuses playing “keeping up with the Jones’” when it comes down to efforts to appear […]
