John Samples wrote:
>Krugman's underlying assumption (which, I think, Bill Dickens shares
>to some extent) was that there are two kinds of intellectuals writing about
>policy: objective scientists and biased ideologues.
I'm glad you say "to some extent." I don't agree that there are just two ca
>>There is no ideological test for work done at Brookings period. If
>>anything,there is a bit of premium for coming up with a good idea
>>which bucks the orthodoxy -- no matter which one. How many other
>>institutions can honestly make that claim?
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>The University of Chicago.
Agreed. I me
Bryan Caplan Wrote:
>I don't think we really disagree here.
Less than I thought when I misinterpreted what you were saying. I thought you were
implying that we were government funded and wouldn't bite the hand that feeds us. If
that is not what you are saying then we are closer to agreement
At 9:12 AM -0500 1/22/01, William Dickens wrote:
>There is no ideological test for work done at Brookings period. If
>anything,there is a bit of premium for coming up with a good idea
>which bucks the orthodoxy -- no matter which one. How many other
>institutions can honestly make that claim?
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All economists ought to be aware of the true story of why economics
was named the dismal science. It's not because of Malthus and the
population issue but rather because the classical liberal economists
thought that everyone, including blacks, were equal a proposition that
that bastard Carlyl
Krugman's original attack on Cato et al. was remarkably anti-liberal (in the
classical sense or specifically in the sense of supporting a marketplace in
ideas). Krugman's underlying assumption (which, I think, Bill Dickens shares
to some extent) was that there are two kinds of intellectuals writin
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I agree with you--I don't believe that public health bureaucrats will
necessarily be more impartial. The point of Ropeik's article was that,
initially, the EPA and the automobile industry each wasted mi
William Dickens wrote:
>
> > Krugman, for example, pointed out that a place like Cato is
> >never going to publish calls for government expansion. Fair enough; but
> >is a place like Brookings (no offense, Bill) going to publish vocal
> >cries for the abolition of popular programs?
>
> Why woul
Amplifying Fred's point below, murder rates in the United States reflect
very intense pockets. For example, the FBI Uniform Crime Report shows that
Washington, DC, had a 1998 murder rate of 50 per 100,000 (down from recent
years), compared to the U.S. rate of 8.4 reported by Girard below.
Meanwh
> Krugman, for example, pointed out that a place like Cato is
>never going to publish calls for government expansion. Fair enough; but
>is a place like Brookings (no offense, Bill) going to publish vocal
>cries for the abolition of popular programs?
Why wouldn't we? Depending on what you mean b
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