Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Economics Problems on Apr 8th, 2012
In class I asked students to compare the annual number of deaths around the world from TB (in the 1 to 2 million range, a real tragedy) to what he worst case estimates of deaths due to Global Warming as estimated by the IPCC. At the time of this writing, of the 18 responses I […]
Posted in labor markets, Politics, Welfare State, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Apr 8th, 2012
Did you ever notice that when someone tries to point out how “stingy” government support for the poor is, or how “stingy” Walmart is or how bad the conditions of the low-skilled labor markets are that they invoke a kind of rugged individualism that would make Herbert Spencer blush? Seriously. I’ve seen many an argument […]
