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Econlog Administrative Issues
A Category Archive (33 entries)
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November 16, 2009
Econlog Administrative Issues
David Henderson
In my post yesterday, which I wrote in haste--generally a bad idea--I called former President Bush "a joke." I was expressing my frustration at his willingness to talk a good game but not to play a good game. But we... MORE
September 25, 2009
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Give your advice and help in the comments. I am now a twit. A newbie twit. I set up an account on twitter. David Henderson has one, too. What should we do with these? Should we have some "follow me... MORE
August 29, 2009
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
He takes offense at my earlier post. I meant to poke fun, not to dismiss Chinn as ranter or an ideologue. What I am poking fun at is the habit that people on the left have of calling themselves and... MORE
February 27, 2009
Books: Reviews and Suggested Readings
Arnold Kling
Tyler Cowen reports on the barbecue competition. He and I, along with a Princeton University Press person, Seth Ditchick (sp?) arrived in time to go to lunch at Oklahoma Joe's. It was the best BBQ I can remember ever having.... MORE
February 13, 2009
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
1. In journalism, there is a term known as fact-checking. 2. When a columnist puts a person's words in quotes, that represents a fact, which ought to be checked. 3. The quote attributed to me in Paul Krugman's column was... MORE
February 11, 2009
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Andrew Sullivan passes along an accusation from somebody named James Wolcott that I made a racist reference to President Obama at an event co-sponsored by the Heritage foundation. The event was taped, and I hope that Heritage will post the... MORE
October 31, 2008
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Reader George Paci suggested that I attempt to convene a lunch where locals can join me in batting around ideas, or I suppose just bat me around. Fellow DC-area bloggers as well as readers are welcome to attend. In the... MORE
October 24, 2008
Economic Education
Bryan Caplan
I first encountered the mind of David Henderson when I was 18 years old, and read his introduction to a Cato reprint of Yale Brozen's "Is Government the Source of Monopoly." I liked Brozen's essay, but it was Henderson's intro... MORE
October 1, 2008
Econlog Administrative Issues
Lauren Landsburg
Econlib, EconLog, and EconTalk will be implementing a new website design and update the morning of Thursday, October 2. You may experience a brief period in the morning when you are unable to post comments. We appreciate your patience. The... MORE
May 26, 2008
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
A sure sign that a comment thread is degenerating is when two commenters argue a point back and forth. From now on, before you enter a third comment that in such a sequence, I recommend taking the discussion off line.... MORE
January 13, 2008
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Let me add some more color to my tone of comments post. 1. I do not mean to suggest that I have inherent credibility based on credentials or somesuch. 2. By "classroom" I mean to suggest decorum. By "my classroom"... MORE
January 12, 2008
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
My blog is my classroom. Some blogs may want their comments to be wide-open forums where anything goes. I don't. Some blogs may want only sycophants and supporters to comment. Others ban comments altogether. Some bloggers have reputations for deleting... MORE
October 22, 2007
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Some of the Mason bloggers (other than Cowen, Tabarrok, Hanson, Caplan, Kling, Roberts, and Boudreaux): Faculty bloggers include Austrian Economists (Boettke, Coyne, Leeson, Sautet). Adam Smith Lives (Peart) Neuroeconomics (Saletta) I am told that some of the Tax Policy bloggers... MORE
October 21, 2007
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
One of the things about my Masonomics essay is that I did not mention a lot of Mason bloggers. Could you leave comments with your blogs? I want to publish a list, and I'd prefer not to miss any. I... MORE
September 24, 2007
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
If you have not responded to my reader survey, please do so. A couple of people expressed regret that Bryan and I don't mix it up with the commenters more. Keep in mind, though, that I am more likely to... MORE
September 23, 2007
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
This is not an official Econlog reader survey™. If it were, I would consult my co-blogger Bryan as well as Lauren, our lovely and talented webmaster. But my previous post left me wondering. Does our readership regularly read Mankiw's blog... MORE
March 12, 2007
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
My friend who needed a kidney found a donor and had her surgery today. The donor said, "Compared with my C-section, this was easy." Probably fewer long-term complications, as well.... MORE
February 5, 2007
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Some of you may have read how Virginia Postrel became a kidney donor. It turns out that we have a friend who needs a kidney. Soon. Anyone who has any ideas for helping to find a live donor is welcome... MORE
September 6, 2006
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Tyler points to this post giving traffic rankings for economics blogs. Econlog was not included because our traffic logs are not public. Our unique visitors, apart from robots (such as search engines combing the Web), averaged 4762 per day for... MORE
August 20, 2006
Economic Education
Arnold Kling
"Jane Galt" asks her readers 1) Why do you read blogs? 2) Why do you read economics blogs, specifically? 3) What are your favourite economics blogs? 4) Even more specifically, why do you read this blog? 5) What are your... MORE
July 24, 2006
Econlog Administrative Issues
Eric Crampton
It looks like Bryan's about set to make his return, so I'll be signing off. Thanks, Bryan, for giving me a soapbox, and thanks to the participants in the discussions in the comments. It's been a lot of fun. I'm... MORE
February 10, 2006
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
I want to remind all commenters to read The Civility Plea. It is remarkable how strong the inverse correlation is between the harshness of one's rhetoric and the value of what one is saying. From now on, I want to... MORE
December 17, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Lauren Landsburg
EconLog is undergoing a minor design change this weekend, coupled with some improvements to function. Service should not be disrupted, but we request your patience if there are minor delays or reformats while the crossover is in process. We hope... MORE
December 6, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Bryan Caplan
If you want to infinitesimally reduce my pessimism about voting, the Liberty and Power blog is handing out prizes, and Econlog has been nominated for Best New Libertarian/Classical Liberal Group Academic Blog. Cast your vote here. P.S. Econlog counts as... MORE
July 25, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Bryan Caplan
Econlog has just passed a milestone: 1000 total posts since inception!... MORE
March 7, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Bryan Caplan's stint as guest blogger is over. His new gig is as co-blogger. Please welcome Bryan to what Steven Kirchner calls--in a hilarious post by the way, you must read it--The Bubble in Economics Blogs.... MORE
February 25, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
William Parke has created The Economics Roundtable, which aggregates the posts from several dozen economics blogs. I suppose that one could do this oneself with an RSS aggregator, but I like having Professor Parke do it for me.... MORE
January 17, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
As baseball fans know, this is free-agent signing season. In attempt to become the Billy Beane of the economics blogosphere, EconLog is proud to announce a new guest blogger--Bryan Caplan, the prolific GMU scholar. As President Lyndon Johnson once complained... MORE
January 4, 2005
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Over a year ago, I wrote, I've always felt that the stronger the case for the idea, the less need to attack the person. The goal of the comment area is to encourage a wide range of viewpoints, expressed reasonably.... MORE
January 8, 2004
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
Use of the comment feature on this site is a privilege, not a right. In particular, even though we do not post email addresses, we need a real email address from everyone who comments. If you do not trust us... MORE
November 7, 2003
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
We've had a couple of reports of pages not loading properly. If you experience difficulty getting to a page, please email webmaster@econlib.org to describe your problem. Also, commenters please put your email address in your comment forms. We do not... MORE
September 3, 2003
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
'Jane Galt' and Kevin Drum have made "civility pleas" on their web logs. What they are saying is that people's comments ought to treat opponents with respect. Let me add a similar plea to this blog. I've always felt that... MORE
March 24, 2003
Econlog Administrative Issues
Arnold Kling
EconLog, edited by Arnold Kling and Bryan Caplan, is an economics-oriented weblog or "blog" associated with the Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib). EconLog provides up-to-date commentary and links on recent topical matters in economics, with new articles posted three... MORE
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