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Why Did the EPA Fire a Respected Toxicologist?
Herbert Needleman speaks out. That this is no longer surprising is telling: Why did the EPA fire a respected toxicologist?, EurekAlert: A longtime defender of scientific integrity speaks out: In March, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into potential... Read more...
Published 3 hours ago

Bombs Away
Here's what I wish we would have done. Loaded up the bombers until they couldn't carry any more, have a second wave ready, a third, and a put a continuous rotation in place ready to keep it up until the job is done. Then, get them in the air along with escorts that say "just try and stop... Read more...
Published 4 hours ago

"Why Legal Barriers are Not Critical to Deterring Immigrants"
Fences or not, most people choose not to immigrate: Why legal barriers are not critical to deterring immigrants, by Drew Keeling, Vox EU: Policymakers addressing immigration frequently concentrate on using laws and regulations to influence the selection of immigrants and deter unwanted... Read more...
Published 5 hours ago

Did the "Barr" for McCain Just Get Higher?
This adds in interesting twist to the race: Barr announces Libertarian White House bid, by Ben Evans, AP: Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the... Read more...
Published 8 hours ago

The Fed Already Has a Blank Check
In the interest of continuing the conversation, I want to argue a contrary position and push back a bit on Steve Waldman's post about allowing the Fed to pay interest on reserves, and his worry that this change will allow the Fed to put excessive amounts of public money at risk: Let's not... Read more...
Published 11 hours ago

Paul Krugman: The Oil Nonbubble
Is the high price of oil price due to fundamentals or speculation?: The Oil Nonbubble, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: The Oil Bubble: Set to Burst? That was the headline of an October 2004 article in National Review, which argued that oil prices, then $50 a barrel, would soon... Read more...
Published 11 hours ago

"McCain's Economist Supporters vs. Facts"
Jonah Gelbach is puzzled by "prominent, right-leaning economists" who have endorsed John McCain's economic proposals: McCain's Economist Supporters vs. Facts, by Jonah Gelbach: Over at MarginalRevolution, Tyler Cowen has posted the text of an email he received recently. It... Read more...
Published 23 hours ago

links for 2008-05-12
Has equity always earned a premium? - 19th-century Britain - Vox EU Civilization's last chance - Los Angeles Times The prophet of pensions - Los Angeles Times Blogonomics: FT Alphaville - Felix Salmon Impact of the Gold Rush - By Theodore H. Hittell New Blog -... Read more...
Published 23 hours ago

How Will You Use Your Wish?
I was going to ask this yesterday, but I found I had a hard time answering it myself, and I figured I ought to be able to answer my own question. I still can't come up with a decent response. Can you?: You have just been tapped on the head by the Calvo fairy's magic wand and granted one wish.... Read more...
Published 1 day ago

Numbers Racket?
The argument in this piece is that over time, a series of "opportunistic" changes in the statistics describing the economy have led to a biased and overly rosy view of the health of our economic system. You can read it for yourself, there's a link to the article below along with a... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

"Controversies about the Rise of American Inequality: A Survey"
Robert Gordon and Ian Dew-Becker survey "seven aspects of rising inequality": Controversies about the Rise of American Inequality: A Survey, by Robert J. Gordon and Ian Dew-Becker, NBER WP 13982, April 2008 [Open Link to Paper]: Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive survey... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

links for 2008-05-11
Taxing the Harvard Endowment - Felix Salmon The Suffering of Soldiers - New York Times Double-Bubble Trouble in Commercial Real Estate - Gene Sperling Numbers Racket: Why the economy is worse than we know - Harper's Do Ratios make sense for Underwriting? - Richard Green ... Read more...
Published 2 days ago