RE: Republican Reversal

2002-06-26 Thread John Samples
I always thought the Republican challenge was given voice by an elderly woman in USA Today who said, when asked about the government "shutdown", "They can close the whole thing down as far as I'm concerned as long as they get the Social Security checks out." Joh

RE: Republican Reversal

2002-06-26 Thread John Samples
There is some political science on this question. Perhaps the leading article in "Dynamic Representation" by James Stimson and his colleagues, American Political Science Review, 1995. They argue policy follows public opinion closely. John Samples Washington, DC ---

academic journals

2002-06-21 Thread John Samples
relation to his experience with university administration that it's clear universities are maximizing something, but it's not clear what. Perhaps by publishing journals, universities maximize the quality of students who seek admission. John Samples Cato winmail.dat D

RE: fantastically entertaining paper

2002-06-21 Thread John Samples
book production. Even if all the subsidies were dedicated to the demand side (or were eliminated), academic books would be expensive compared to the average trade book. Without production subsidies, however, there would many fewer producers. And the world would be a better place. John Samples

RE: Me and the eminent econometrician Dr. Joyce

2002-05-14 Thread John Samples
and analysis in a useful way. Professor McCloskey has written a lot about the need for narrative in economics. However, the fact remains that the market for journalism prefers a good story to an ambiguous truth most of the time. John Samples Cato -Original Message- From: Christopher Auld [

RE: Campaign finance changes

2002-03-04 Thread John Samples
to bring all these factors into line to produce a majority coalition. John Samples Cato -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Fred Foldvary Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 3:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Campaign finance changes &g