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The contrarian addiction

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

The Economics of Michael Jackson

When I first heard that Michael Jackson died, I thought immediately of Chuck Sullivan. I met him once, probably in the early 1990s, after his sponsorship of The Jacksons’s Victory…

More Free Lunch Economics from Michael Mandel

Michael Mandel replies to James Hamilton: Moreover, he also doesn’t point that the real consumption per person is actually reduced by the amount of additional savings … The pro-savings people…

Social Security: Michael Tanner v. Mark Thoma

Mark Thoma links to a story from the Poughkeepsie Journal where apparently the Poughkeepsie crowd was more impressed by Paul Krugman than Michael Tanner – despite Tanner’s usual spin: Tanner…

Soc. Sec. Debate: Paul Krugman v. Michael Tanner

…W 64th Street, New York, NY 10023 (on the corner of Central Park West) Featuring Michael Tanner, Director of Health & Welfare Studies, The Cato Institute, and Paul Krugman, author…

Michael Scheuer leaves CIA

Dana Priest reports: Michael Scheuer, the author and former chief of the CIA’s Osama bin Laden unit, announced yesterday that he had resigned from the agency so he could speak…