Political Put-Down of the Year Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Sep 29 2008 SHARE POST: “Gov. Palin is merely less skilled in passing off inanities and claptrap as profundities.” Ouch! I’m glad the poison pen who said it likes me.
Sep 29 2008 Behavioral Economics Canadian Caplania Bryan Caplan I was on CTV this morning. As usual, the media wanted to talk about a few obscure paragraphs in my book where I suggest that we reconsider franchise restrictions. A year ago, I might have been scared to say this stuff on TV, but no longer. In fact, it's a nice chance to practice my intellectual jiu-jitsu. The real ... 6 Read More
Sep 29 2008 Economic Methods I Don't Want to Be a Paul Ehrlich Bryan Caplan I've figured out a way to operationalize a bail-out bet. Method: In five years, the government itself is supposed to publicly announce whether the bail-out lost money. I propose to use the government's self-assessment in five years to adjudicate the bet. As Newsday explains:If after five years the Treasury Departmen... 7 Read More
Sep 29 2008 Behavioral Economics Political Put-Down of the Year Bryan Caplan "Gov. Palin is merely less skilled in passing off inanities and claptrap as profundities." Ouch! I'm glad the poison pen who said it likes me. 0 Read More