…he considers “On Liberty” by John Stuart Mill to flirt dangerously with paternalism. Saletan is unique (thank God). New York City’s health commissioner, Thomas Frieden, … and Kelly Brownell, the…

…advocated usury laws (limits on interest rates) because they would promote lending to prudent borrowers and productive projects, which was better for society as a whole: “The legal rate…ought not…

…Thomas Sargent’s nerves). Worse, much worse, data are deseasonalized by government statistical agencies, so academic economists can avoid knowing what exactly was done. I can try to guess what should…

…system, perhaps not. First, a few days with the grandchildren. Then, the work continues in earnest. Update: I was curious. Printed in pieces from the Thomas site, I have 261…

…of argumentation to prove that God did not exist he would seek to find the flaw. Similarly if his own argument seemed to fail he would not have changed his…

by reader Noni Mausa What You Mean “We”, Rich Man? From Thomas Friedman’s op-ed today (Elvis Has Left the Mountain, February 1, 2009) he discusses the loss of trust in…

…resource allocation rather than infrastructure) Solid proposal or cliche’ fest? Discuss. Pages 171-178 (Critical: What We Can do About the Health-Care Crisis – Daschle, Greenberger, Lambrew, Thomas Dunne Books, St….

…I am studying the book to look for insights into possible reform plans. (Daschle has been working at a DC law firm which also does lobbying, but Daschle was apparently…

…is something obvious. A test case of my alternative explanation is Thomas Sargent. He is not ideologically right wing. He is definitely anti-Keynesian. IIRC his only contribution to the debate…

All (somewhat***) via Mark Thoma: Thomas Frank in the WSJ tells me why I always disagree with Robert (and the Other Economists) on the role of rating agencies: And who…