…their employees in run-of-the-mill lawsuits alleging violation of civil rights. Or, for that matter, a county prosecutor or state assistant attorney general. All of whom always, always make arguments on…

…out). That is actually a pretty radical position. I wonder what clear externality the 64 civil rights act addressed. I’m quite sure Yglesias doesn’t think what he seemed to assert,…

…times of stress, notably during the Civil War and World War II. 7. As a Transfer Program, Social Security is Also Irrelevant to Deficit Economics. Political discussions of “long-term fiscal…

…instead of civil servants. This erodes the kind of institutional identity that helps create esprit de corps, and often leads to politics trumping policy. Congress, meanwhile, often takes a famine-or-feast…

…Socialist prime minister, angered his trade union allies but cheered financial markets on Wednesday when he announced a surprise 5 per cent cut in civil service pay to accelerate cuts…

…attend church, union, civil union/domestic partner, consider your home the planet earth (no other planet offered), not military, not a fan of NASCAR (should have asked about horse racing), not…

…owns and which was found to have inadequate water supplies and poor ventilation. Massey paid $4.2m in criminal and civil fines. In 2008 Massey paid $20m in fines levied by…

Robert Waldmann Goldman Sachs accused of (civil) Financial Arson I don’t want to bore readers so I’ll just mention, again, that this wouldn’t have been possible if cash settlement CDS…

…My bet is most of them would simply get angry. Economics is not rocket science. Its not even civil engineering. (And no, I do not want Joe Sixpack opining on…

…deep in the documents. I can imagine the conversation: Brilliant Civil Service Examiner (circa 2003): “Mr. Greenburg it looks like you have a dangerous amount of exposure in CDS, if…