White Tiger bleg
I just saw “The White Tiger” on Netflix. As a film, it’s quality middlebrow entertainment, roughly comparable to Slumdog Millionaire. On the other hand, it’s...
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As we approach the Covid endgame
Right after the election, I speculated on the prospect of a bad interregnum. I’d say a coup attempt by a sitting president and a horrific...
Nick Rowe channels Robin Hanson (and John Cochrane)
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn This is a great idea (he’s discussing government debt): There is some risk that the government could change the way it computes...
There are no offensive jokes
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Here’s a joke: You say Trump was doing fine until Covid came along? That’s like saying “Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how...
Anti-ostrich
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn When it comes to Covid-19, lots of people have their heads in the sand.Sam Bowman directed me to a good site for...
Bad intentions are not enough
Do we judge a president on what they try to do, or the results? In 2019, Trumpistas sidestepped the bad intentions with claims that “results...
Remind me which party doesn’t like to wear masks
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This post is not about China
China reports its RGDP growth rates in several ways. There is quarterly data, which is reported in “year-over-year” terms. In contrast, the US reports quarterly...
Clarida on price level targeting
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn David Beckworth directed me to a Richard Clarida speech from a few months back: Five features of the new framework and September...
All I’ve got left is hatred
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn For there is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. — Epictetus Seriously, are you telling me that within a 12-month period I must:1....