Should I Take to Drink? The Latest Evidence Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Sep 5 2010 SHARE POST: The last time I asked “Should I take to drink?,” the best evidence seemed to say “Don’t bother.” Now Hanson and Crampton say the totality of the evidence is indeed in favor of moderate drinking, confounds notwithstanding. Hmm.
Sep 5 2010 Finance: stocks, options, etc. Government in the Mortgage Business Arnold Kling The New York Times reports, "This is subprime lending done right," said John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an umbrella group for 600 community organizations, and a staunch critic of the lending industry. He is talking about a Fannie Mae program that allows borrowers to buy homes ... 5 Read More
Sep 5 2010 Social Security Stop Calling it the Retirement Age Arnold Kling Ezra Klein writes, there is one thing that both parties increasingly seem to agree on: You should work longer. Klein's thinking is that people do not want to work longer, so raising the Social Security "retirement age" is a bad idea. His conclusion does not follow from his premise. To avoid this sort of error, we ... 22 Read More
Sep 5 2010 Economics of Health Care Should I Take to Drink? The Latest Evidence Bryan Caplan The last time I asked "Should I take to drink?," the best evidence seemed to say "Don't bother." Now Hanson and Crampton say the totality of the evidence is indeed in favor of moderate drinking, confounds notwithstanding. Hmm. 11 Read More