by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt HEALTH CARE: Mrs. Rustbelt is Grouchy Mrs. Rustbelt (aka the world’s great nurse) is a paragon of competence, compassion, service and self-sacrifice. When grandma is…

…dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it. Across 4 studies, the…

…This is the core competence of an investment bank. Traders can set up hedge funds, but then need investment banks to trick the rubes for them. Note that Story and…

…doesn’t have the competence to make things better should have the decency to step down. (Mr. 20%-and-Plummeting should definitely have stepped down, and he should have done it a while…

…must provide a competence during his few productive years to care for himself and his family when his earnings capacity is at an end. Again I ask: HOW MANY TIMES…

…the revolving door for military retirees has diluted the competence of career civil servant ranks in the higher grades. Hiring O-6 captains and colonels is insidious, and contributes to the…

…the financial sector that has never been graded on its competence and behavior in any serious way. They are the economy at this point. And we are now seeing what…

Question: what do the following two headline stories have in common? Answer: they are the most important logistical endeavors and tests of management competence that the Bush administration has faced….

…economic dynamism conducive to an open society. Personal accounts will respect individuals’ autonomy and competence, and will narrow the wealth gap by facilitating the accumulation of wealth — bequeathable wealth…

…of competence. Basen wrote this nine days before this Frum piece at NRO. Frum notes that Federal revenues have risen by 45% over the past decade as GDP rose by…