Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Education, Racism and Anti-racism on Apr 17th, 2021
Nixon certainly made a lot of use of that idea. Not sure how prevalent it was before him. I also think it is overused today, and from an information economics perspective you can understand why. In any case, here is a parent willing to not remain silent. April 13, 2021 Dear Fellow Brearley Parents, Our […]
Posted in Central Planning, ethical foundations, Health Care, If I Really Hated the Poor ..., Racism and Anti-racism, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Mar 29th, 2021
This post is not intended to be an all-encompassing discussion of the problem of kidney shortages, and the main arguments for an against, rather it is a lightly edited illustration of the conversations we have after I teach lectures on the “efficiency” of the current kidney allocation system. Indeed, we end up having one to […]
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Education, Racism and Anti-racism on Mar 25th, 2021
Wherein Cornell tries to put the locomotive back on the tracks. I doubt it will do much, it may be performative too, but at least they are recognizing the cancer. Cornell Policy Statement on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech and Expression Cornell University respects and is committed to fundamental principles of academic freedom and […]
Posted in Government Gone Wild, Government Thuggery, Racism and Anti-racism on Jan 31st, 2021
Why Don’t You Know His Name? “Help me!” “Help me!” As cars drive by, fellow officers watch, knee on back. He “settles down” at 11:30. “I’ll drive the ambulance” … “Ha ha ha ha ha” “He said, “you’re gonna kill me” but he tried to kick me” 13:00 “Is he asleep?” then laughing 13:43 they […]
Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Price Controls, Racism and Anti-racism on Jan 20th, 2021
If (when) Biden’s $15 national minimum wage causes disparate unemployment outcomes of black teens vs white teens, will we strike it down as racist policy? Remember, Kendi tells us that a policy is either racist or anti-racist. We would hope that we distinguish results from intent. Doing the empirical work here is the bread-and-butter of […]
