EconTech

I like debates, and I dislike debates. It largely depends on the rules and how seriously the debaters take their positions versus just trying to win. The thing that bothers me most is the typical, constant attempts to throw in one-liner gotchas that have little to no substance behind them. I would not characterize today’s [...]

Krugman is still using the term tax cut too generously, but the point remains:
McCain the destroyer

One of George W. Bush’s lesser but still important talents is his uncanny ability to destroy peoples’ reputations: from John DiIulio to Michael Mukasey, well-regarded figures have entered the Bush administration’s doors, only to reemerge soiled and diminished.
Early signs indicate [...]

A minor rhetorical (but theoretically important) rant of my own at the end.
Budgetary Bait and Switch
Bruce Bartlett and I disagree about the size of government. He would starve the beast, I would want it healthy and thriving, but I have no disagreement with his view of the general lack of character Republicans have [...]

The Alesina et.al post has been sitting in my browser for quite some time. It just keeps getting pushed back over other stuff. I wanted to post on it in connection with affirmative action. But this seems just as good of a time to post it.
If something like this is to be done, the wage [...]