Fun Facts to Know and Tell: Unfunded Pension Edition
Posted in Central Planning, Disingenuous, Employment, Fun Facts, Government Gone Wild, Special Privilege, Taxation on Dec 4th, 2016
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Category Archive for 'Special Privilege'
Friday Trade Thoughts
Posted in Disingenuous, Economic Illiteracy, If I Really Hated the Poor ..., Special Privilege, trade on Nov 4th, 2016
Via David Henderson this morning: “If our antidumping laws applied to U.S. companies, every after-Christmas sale in the country would be banned.” That is from trade economist Jagdish Bhagwati And here is another, this time from someone less famous whom you know a bit better: “Recycling enthusiasts should be the world’s most ardent free-traders.” […]
If You Risk Your Lot Under an Apple Tree …
Posted in Regulation, Special Privilege on Jul 19th, 2016
… you may get hit in the head.
How Teaching is Taught in Ed School
Posted in Education, Special Privilege on Jul 18th, 2016
A perspective here: During student teaching, whenever my lessons were observed or critiqued, the criticisms leveled were not focused on my command of the material, my presence, or my ability to convey information, nor were they questions about my ability to engage students or plan lessons. The criticisms I received were almost always about some […]
On Who Receives Government Transfers
Posted in If I Really Hated the Poor ..., Inequality, Politics, Special Privilege on Jun 27th, 2016
A very good and underappreciated site is Put a Number on It. Here, from a recent post on inequality, is not something many are familiar with: Transfers comprise social security and the rest of welfare. I gave $5,700 to every person over 65 and spread the rest based on number of children and distance from […]
On Shame
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Special Privilege on Apr 27th, 2016
Perhaps the least appreciated idea in the western world today is the importance of shame. When I get my act together, I hope to begin a series on the topic. In a world populated with opportunism, and in a world where it seems a not insignificant portion of support for government is thinly veiled attempt […]
SEIU Union Drive, “Deep Into the Rabbit Hole”
Posted in Disingenuous, Special Privilege on Apr 9th, 2016
Here was the unfriendly note I sent to the students who are openly advocating for damaging my relationship with my employer: P.S none of us are in the business of smashing windows and regardless of our ideological differences, … Also we (Margaret joe and I) expected that you’d be anti Union and gave SEIU heads up and they […]
My Lower Back Hurts
Posted in Behavior, labor markets, Special Privilege, Welfare State on Feb 23rd, 2016
In 1960, 0.9% of the American population received disability benefits. In other words, 1 out of every 111 people you encountered received disability. Today, 5.9% of the American population received disability benefit. In other words, 1 out of every 17 people you encounter is receiving disability. Note that Americans are living longer, cars and driving […]
Removal From Polite Company, Teachers Edition (or Anti-Ricardian Edition)
Posted in Central Planning, Education, If I Really Hated the Poor ..., Innovation, Special Privilege on Feb 9th, 2016
I think I have stumbled upon a way to teach comparative advantage to those otherwise predisposed not to understand it, or to simply reject it because their tribal affiliations suggest they are supposed to. The beautiful insights from the basic Ricardian setup lead one to conclude that while Wintercow is surely the least intelligent economist […]
Keep Looking …
Posted in If I Really Hated the Poor ..., Special Privilege on Jan 12th, 2016
In my inbox today … I badly want to go argue for the “Pro” side: Hi _________: I am a librarian in the Business Division at the Central Library. We will be hosting a debate on Thursday, February 25th from 5-7pm on the $15 minimum wage issue. I am looking for one more person to […]