Forget Bailouts and Stimulus. Let’s Think Small.
This article is a contribution to 'Is There Anything That Can Be Done? A TNR Symposium On The Economy'. Click here to read other contributions to the series. READ MORE >>
Just a Mess
Inequality is a Symptom, and More Years in School May Not Be the Cure
Climate Change and Bad Neighbors
Jonathan Chait approvingly quotes from another blogger the argument that emitting carbon dioxide is like spraying water on your neighbor’s house and says, therefore, that principled conservatives, as defenders of property rights, ought to either demand that emitters stop or else reach an agreement with their neighbors for mutually acceptable compensation. READ MORE >>
A Reply to Jonathan Chait on Stimulus
Jonathan Chait has responded to my post about our lack of knowledge about the practical effects of stimulus spending. He seems to be taking on opinions that aren’t mine. READ MORE >>
One More Reply to Bradford Plumer
Bradford Plumer quotes at length a post called “Debunking Jim Manzi in 5 Easy Steps.” He lost me at hello. Here is what the author of the original post says in Step 1 of his debunking: READ MORE >>
Taking on Ezra Klein Now
Ezra Klein has weighed in on the global warming with a couple of posts (h/t Andrew Sullivan). In the first he says of the back-and-forth here between Bradford Plumer and me: But they both ignore a point that's central to Manzi's argument: What happens after 100 years? READ MORE >>
Climate Change: A Reply to Bradford Plumer
Bradford Plumer has some extremely kind things to say about my earlier post on climate change, followed by some very intelligent criticisms. Everybody should wish for critics this graceful and informed. Let me see if I can address his criticisms one at a time. Plumer begins with this: READ MORE >>
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