In another post, I mentioned that I was worried that I might write something that was so bad it wasn't even wrong. I borrowed that phrase from Steven Pinker (who borrowed it from someone else), and since saying that, I've been concerned that people might not understand what I mean. I'm talking about a level of level of misunderstanding so profound that it's difficult to … [Read more...] about Stupidity and Darwin and Liberals and Molotov Mitchell
Thinking About the Stimulus: Fear Itself
This is the 2nd post of my amateur exploration of the reasoning behind the stimulus bill. I think I do okay writing about microeconomic issues, but this is my first real attempt at discussing macroeconomics. There's a distinct possibility that some of this is very badly wrong, or worse, so badly written that it's not even wrong. My last post explained what happens to Gross … [Read more...] about Thinking About the Stimulus: Fear Itself
Sanity In the Phelps Fiasco?
Strangely, it appears sanity may prevail in the ridiculous investigation into Michael Phelps' alleged pot smoking by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott: COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said … [Read more...] about Sanity In the Phelps Fiasco?
Blawg Review #199 Is Up
Blawg Review #199 is up at Mark Bennett's Defending People and Oh My God the very first link is to one of my posts. I hope I didn't write anything stupid in there. … [Read more...] about Blawg Review #199 Is Up
Thinking About the Stimulus: GDP
I want to bloviate about the economy and the stimulus a bit, so I'm going to try to explain our current unpleasantness as I understand it. My economic knowledge is purely amateur, so if you think I'm wrong, let me know. (And if you think my explanation is so bad it's not even wrong, let me know that too.) The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is, roughly speaking, the value of … [Read more...] about Thinking About the Stimulus: GDP