The 25 most-recent comments:
mulp
[2009/07/04 05:24
PM,
Employer-Provided Health Insurance]:
The taxing of healthcare benefits will probably be the final death blow to ...
The Cupboard Is Bare
[2009/07/04 05:19
PM,
Why Traditionalists Should Prefer Libertines to Hypocrites]:
Hi Collin K,
Don't know if you're still around to read this, but thank you...
Monte
[2009/07/04 04:49
PM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
Butch Cassidy: You know, it could be worse. You get a lot more for your mon...
The Cupboard Is Bare
[2009/07/04 04:19
PM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
Hi RL,
Perhaps at that late (early) hour, I didn't express myself well eno...
shayne
[2009/07/04 12:46
PM,
Social Science and Public Policy]:
Perhaps Bryan will author a book titled, "The Myth of the Rational Economis...
shayne
[2009/07/04 12:32
PM,
Jeffrey Friedman on the Financial Crisis]:
To Arnold - thank you so much for this reference (I've purchased the full i...
RL
[2009/07/04 11:18
AM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
To The Cupboard Is Bare:
Don't you think the 24 hour cable news cycle also...
The Cupboard Is Bare
[2009/07/04 04:26
AM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
There was a time when coverage of celebrities was confined to gossip column...
Nick_L
[2009/07/04 02:06
AM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
Colonel Smithers: Gentlemen, Mr. Goldfiinger has gold bullion on deposit in...
Jeff
[2009/07/04 01:38
AM,
Krugman Misstates Arrow]:
I haven't read Arrow as yet, and am relatively speaking an amateur as far a...
kievite
[2009/07/04 01:16
AM,
Jeffrey Friedman on the Financial Crisis]:
The real problem is quite different the ignorance or cognitive weakness: it...
Troy Camplin
[2009/07/04 01:05
AM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
I love Rear Window, but Jeff is a cynic. I cannot tell you how many poems I...
Rosa
[2009/07/04 01:04
AM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
This speech from an old movie called Home Town Story (more remembered for M...
Lee Kelly
[2009/07/04 12:54
AM,
Social Science and Public Policy]:
Sometimes, to retain some power you need to give some of it up--just ask th...
Peter McCluskey
[2009/07/04 12:30
AM,
Great Questions, Matt]:
If you read Ezra's post, there are actually two distinct complaints about f...
Dave
[2009/07/03 10:42
PM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
I don't even have to name these 2 movies:
First movie
"Fine but I would l...
Phil
[2009/07/03 09:08
PM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
What scares me -- and is this the point Bryan was trying to make? -- is tha...
fundamentalist
[2009/07/03 08:45
PM,
Social Science and Public Policy]:
Right on, Kling! Give 'em hell!
To paraphrase Menchen, politics is the art...
Les
[2009/07/03 08:15
PM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
I feel grateful for the music of Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven, although I n...
Sam Wilson
[2009/07/03 08:13
PM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
I'm not entirely convinced that hysteria has a downward-sloping demand curv...
Brent Buckner
[2009/07/03 07:46
PM,
Idolatry in a Free Society]:
c.f. "market for partisanship"
Standard arguments regarding venting versus...
michael pettengill
[2009/07/03 07:36
PM,
Great Questions, Matt]:
Of course, if the problem is that you want to buy insurance against the pos...
Mike
[2009/07/03 04:01
PM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
Glengarry Glen Ross:
We're adding a little something to this month's sales...
Mike
[2009/07/03 03:59
PM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
Office Space
Peter Gibbons: Our high school guidance counselor used to a...
David R. Henderson
[2009/07/03 03:31
PM,
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies]:
I'm glad two people mentioned Other People's Money. The play is even bette...
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The 12 most-recently-commented-on articles:
Employer-Provided Health Insurance
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Mr. Econotarian: We seem to be very concerned about the per capita spending on health care i...
Dr. T: To AK: The major reason for skyrocketing health care costs was the separati...
mulp: The taxing of healthcare benefits will probably be the final death blow to ...
Why Traditionalists Should Prefer Libertines to Hypocrites
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rsj: [Comment removed for rudeness and policy violations. Email the webmaster@e...
Tracy W: George:
I happen to believe their day job is Getting Reelected; I'm guessin...
The Cupboard Is Bare: Hi Collin K,
Don't know if you're still around to read this, but thank you...
Favorite Economics Dialogues in Movies
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Troy Camplin: I love Rear Window, but Jeff is a cynic. I cannot tell you how many poems I...
Nick_L: Colonel Smithers: Gentlemen, Mr. Goldfiinger has gold bullion on deposit in...
Monte: Butch Cassidy: You know, it could be worse. You get a lot more for your mon...
Idolatry in a Free Society
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The Cupboard Is Bare: There was a time when coverage of celebrities was confined to gossip column...
RL: To The Cupboard Is Bare:
Don't you think the 24 hour cable news cycle also...
The Cupboard Is Bare: Hi RL,
Perhaps at that late (early) hour, I didn't express myself well eno...
Social Science and Public Policy
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fundamentalist: Right on, Kling! Give 'em hell!
To paraphrase Menchen, politics is the art...
Lee Kelly: Sometimes, to retain some power you need to give some of it up--just ask th...
shayne: Perhaps Bryan will author a book titled, "The Myth of the Rational Economis...
Jeffrey Friedman on the Financial Crisis
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fundamentalist: I didn't get from Friedman's intro that he rides a hobby horse about cognit...
kievite: The real problem is quite different the ignorance or cognitive weakness: it...
shayne: To Arnold - thank you so much for this reference (I've purchased the full i...
Krugman Misstates Arrow
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gnat: kingstu
Here is a good summary
http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/histor...
GabbyD: @atturi
but the competitive model is a model where the market maximizes to...
Jeff: I haven't read Arrow as yet, and am relatively speaking an amateur as far a...
Great Questions, Matt
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Daniel Lurker: I agree with you generally, but immigrants self-select. It seems likely tha...
michael pettengill: Of course, if the problem is that you want to buy insurance against the pos...
Peter McCluskey: If you read Ezra's post, there are actually two distinct complaints about f...
Further Reply to Matt: Who is "We"?
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Kurbla: In my opinion, state is important, not government. "We" are not government,...
Robb Lutton: What do you mean Bryan is "more radical" than you? I thought Libertarianism...
mark: You are absolutely right. Misuse of the word "we" is one of the ways in whi...
A Closer Look at Adverse Selection and Mandatory Insurance
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ionides: Thank you Gary. ...
Jimbino: The existence of insurance depends on ignorance, irrationality and force.
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Alfredo deLorenzo: The talk of mandatory insurance, auto - health compared leads me to think w...
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