A chat with ChatTMI
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As I wrap up this blog, it’s worth asking ChatTMI about my central claim—that the Fed caused the 2008 recession with a...
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Robert Kennedy Jr. goes to the highest bidder
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Here’s Reason magazine: Still, Kennedy’s endorsement of the Republican candidate wasn’t inevitable. Just last week, Kennedy was reportedly angling for a position in the...
A final few links
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 1. Ross Douthat has a good piece in the NYT, pointing to the scandal of Joe Biden continuing to serve as president...
The art of saying nothing
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Who was the coolest actor in the history of cinema? I’d vote for Alain Delon. And I suspect that many of the...
Attractive destinations for the educated
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The old TV sitcom Cheers began with a nostalgic song about a time and place “where everyone knows your name”. Welcome to...
Conspiracy theories aren’t about conspiracies
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The OC register has an article discussing the views of an English professor on conspiracy theories: Cal State Fullerton professor Elise Wang...
Three Bayesian estimates
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn I’m on record suggesting that Covid probably entered the human population from an animal market in Wuhan. I’ve given 10-1 odds in...
Bananaland
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Every since the late 2010s, the US fiscal situation has become unsustainable. Unless dramatic changes are made, we are eventually headed toward...
How many $s to tell the truth?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn We all hold back on some unpleasant truths, at least now and then. That’s partly due to fear of angering co-workers, friends...
Claudia Sahm on the risk of recession
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn A few days ago Claudia Sahm wrote a Bloomberg column entitled: My Recession Rule Was Meant to Be Broken Even before I...