rdan Sandwichman is serializing Chapman’s theory on hours of labour at Econospeak. The abstract is below. Part 2 is posted today, Nov. 4. Abstract: Sidney Chapman’s theory of the hours…

…The Theory of the Leisure Class. Familiarity with Veblen’s theory and “his ingeniously ironic formula, ‘conspicuous consumption’” would enhance understanding of Burke’s satire. It is not easy to give a…

…that’s because the whole nation is currently lashed to a small, stupid, perpetually changing theory of legal interpretation variously known as “originalism,” or “textualism,” or “original public meaning,” or “history…

…the credit occurs only on the upward-sloping portion. … [emphasis added] Now, Mulligan surely knows that this theory about whether the credit encourages or discourages work is just that–a theory….

…of Bowie’s oeuvre had provided a level of patronage that’s inconceivable for a musician of Bowie’s bent today…he spent the Nineties as a free agent, jumping from label to label,…

…high cost of American health care. I begin by explaining the origin and meaning of the “single payer” label. I will then describe the two defects in S 1129 in…

…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…

…your IQ” “169.” “Maybe you should take with Don” James watched as Sharon and Don began a discussion of elementary particle theory, astrophysics, and Ken Rogoff’s chess games. Encouraged, James…

…From Calhoun, incredibly inaccurately labeled a “libertarian,” through the Agrarian Populist literary movement that was popular at Vanderbilt where Jim wanted to go but did not (he went to Middle…

…Thoma were discussing the role of monetary policy and the business cycle. As Mandel accuses Thoma of missing the point, he changes the discussion to one of long-term growth theory:…