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Posted in Central Planning, Disingenuous, Economics Problems, Environment on Jul 14th, 2016
In Nordhaus’s Climate Casino (recommended), in describing the problem when market prices do not fully capture all resource costs, as there are many casinos options everywhere so you should learn about different casinos in USA to find the best one for you: However, the unregulated invisible hand sets the prices incorrectly when there are important externalities. Therefore, […]
Posted in Disingenuous, Methodology on Jul 12th, 2016
To proclaim that there is no truth, that there is not even a scintilla of objective reality, is to exercise a phenomenal degree of privilege, no? This is to suggest that there is no way to obtain more knowledge about a topic. So when it comes to the workings of the price system and a […]
Posted in Disingenuous, Extended Order, Methodology on Jul 5th, 2016
I tend to think this is a major problem on college campuses, but suspect it is a more general problem. Briefly, if you think about how progressively liberal a college campus is, and the human tendency to want to be accepted, it should not be a shock that you do not often see lots of […]
Posted in Disingenuous, Environment on Jul 1st, 2016
I’m refurbishing my notes on various environmental topics and came across this page from the UK’s office of the World Wildlife Fund. Here is what they say about threats to the Amazon: More than half of the Amazon rainforest could be lost or severely damaged as early as 2030 if current trends in deforestation, droughts, […]
Posted in Disingenuous, Economists, ethical foundations, We're Doomed on May 22nd, 2016
You want to get depressed? (1) See how the “Food Babe” is abusing the FOIA to smear, antagonize and intimidate Dr. Kevin Folta of the University of Florida’s Horticulture Department. (2) See the latest in the Krugman Chronicles. Classy world we live in. Did anyone ever learn manners?
Posted in Disingenuous on May 22nd, 2016
Arnold Kling has it, and yes, I am close to just tuning out the rest of the world and decaying quietly into my old age … Everything written by, for, or against Krugman over the past 15 years is a waste of time. That includes this post as well as Adler’s. It includes various attempts […]
Posted in Disingenuous, Economic Illiteracy, If I Really Hated the Poor ..., labor markets on May 19th, 2016
This is already not going over well among the people this “law” is aiming to “help” … not surprising: Salary Threshold for Hourly Employees to Change The U.S. Department of Labor has announced changes to how some employees are paid by announcing an increase to the salary threshold used to determine eligibility for overtime pay. Effective December 1, […]
Posted in Adaptation, Central Planning, Disingenuous on May 17th, 2016
One reason I think some folks are suspicious of geoengineering solutions to climate change or biotechnology solutions to feeding people and clothing people is that these are not solutions where we “pay for our sins.” If humans perceive “easy” technical fixes to problems, that will not only make us less nervous about what future damages […]
Posted in Disingenuous on May 5th, 2016
By the way, today is NOT Mexican Independence Day. It seems that SEIU Organizer on our campus, Joseph Holt, is no longer working on our campaign. I take this to be good news. I do not think we are going to get communication about what is going on here, but if they take the organizer […]
Posted in Disingenuous on May 4th, 2016
Two updates. First, I have been e-mailing the SEIU organizer, Joseph Holt, for over a week now asking him both about the status of the union card I (stupidly) signed and about the status of the election. I asked him to tear up my card (figuring that reducing the chances of an election even happening […]