The Improbably Awful Conservative Coincidence Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Dec 29 2010 SHARE POST: Why is it the case that conservatives are most passionate about the two issues – immigration and war – where they are least libertarian? It seems like an improbably awful coincidence.
Dec 29 2010 Income Distribution Economic Slack Arnold Kling Shalah M. Mostashari writes, As more firms take advantage of the cost savings of an increasingly international division of labor, continued growth in the variety of imports coming from developing nations can be expected. Pointer from Mark Thoma. Let me take this issue of product variety in a different direction. We... 9 Read More
Dec 29 2010 Income Distribution Cost-of-Living Arbitrage Arnold Kling Ed Glaeser writes, If economic productivity - created by low regulations or anything else - was causing the growth of Texas, Arizona and Georgia, then these places should have high per capita productivity and wages. Yet per capita state product in Arizona in 2009 was $35,300, 16 percent less than the national average... 11 Read More
Dec 29 2010 Economic and Political Philosophy The Improbably Awful Conservative Coincidence Bryan Caplan Why is it the case that conservatives are most passionate about the two issues - immigration and war - where they are least libertarian? It seems like an improbably awful coincidence. 20 Read More