Correction: 11/23/2012. The data are more accurate than my recollections of Arnold’s cutover from Econlog. | askblog
Good luck willing yourself out of a “hostile environment” lawsuit — these are of course ultimately undergirded by state power, of the old fashioned horse-archers-and-street-toughs kind. “But you’re unlikely to be a party to such a lawsuit” steppe raiders and gangs rely on their reputations to do most of their work for them, too. | askblog
In addition to the commentary from our host, I’m here for the comments of folks of like you. It makes it all worthwhile and fun. Thank you to you (and everyone else).| askblog
our study, however, suggest that it’s not the Internet that transforms otherwise nice people into angry trolls. People who are jerks online are jerks offline, too. We do find that the kind of people who are obsessed with politics are often frustrated, angry and offensive. But they tend to rant about politics in offline interactions as well.| askblog
–“Today, I would argue, there is an immense and growing popular thirst for a return to and reconnection with reality.”–| askblog
On French: “His point is that although Critical Race Theory’s excesses are worth fighting, excesses in the other direction are also a danger.”| askblog
I was hoping for that Handle-Levin debate, but alas, due to scheduling conflicts, it was not to be. Heh, probably for the best.| askblog
It’s been amazing watching people who hate Trump claim this validates their worldview.| askblog
They actually talk down casts in favor of living with pain and swelling, and doing short-term splinting. After relaying two stories of broken bones that healed this way (pp. 69-70), they say:| askblog
I haven’t read Scott’s latest book, but I’ve always had the sense that Scott considered NGDP targeting a monetary rule, not an aid to discretion. | askblog