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Friday, May 29, 2020
How the Lockdown Ends
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In his book Hitch -22: A Memoir , Christopher Hitchens describes Salman Rushdie's experience living under a fatwa against him . Rushdie ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
For Whom Are We Preserving the Commons?
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The " tragedy of the commons " is a classic collective action problem. Really, it's a short-hand term for all collective actio...
Monday, May 25, 2020
Quarantine Policy and the Veil of Ignorance
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Young person: "I want to live my life! Open the economy, let me work, let me socialize as I please. I'm young enough that the risk ...
Monday, May 11, 2020
Evidence From a Massive Experiment With Private Socialism
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Here is a great interview on Econtalk from a couple of years ago. Ran Abramitzky discusses his book, titled The Mystery of the Kibbutz: Ega...
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Not Real Gremlins
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Pro: I think we should start feeding our gremlins after midnight! Against: What!? That goes horribly wrong every time it’s tried. Don’...
Restating History: Flu Deaths
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Here is an interesting piece in Scientific American titled Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges . It...
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Contra Contra "Welcome to Socialism"
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This post has been making the rounds, apparently. I've seen a few people share it on Facebook, so I thought I'd respond. Everyone ...
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