Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in You Can't Have it Both Ways on Mar 9th, 2012
The new jobs report came out today showing that the unemployment rate stayed steady (not a great indicator of labor market conditions) but that net new jobs created were very healthy (a good indicator). It looks like the recovery is picking up steam. And that is good.
Posted in Economics Problems, Economists on Mar 9th, 2012
Mark Thoma points us to a Krugman column that basically says the Republicans are trashing American values by questioning the value of higher education. In fact he explicitly makes the argument that Republicans want people to NOT go to college because that will keep lots of Americans ignorance, and therefore keep mobility low and therefore […]
Posted in Education, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Mar 9th, 2012
I advocate a 100% elimination of government K12 schools. 100%. No secrets there. Even if I were forced to accept government schooling, I’d like to see those schools have much more discretion in how they organize curricula and just as important more discretion in how they discipline their students (I don’t mean ruler smacks, I […]
