tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post6345734897019419928..comments2024-03-27T03:00:27.024-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: On Don Boudreaux and Brad DeLongEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-82977083270553854922011-01-07T12:36:37.076-05:002011-01-07T12:36:37.076-05:00I lost a lot of respect for Don here. It's no...I lost a lot of respect for Don here. It's not really reflective on his ability as an economist, but I was surprised that he would call DeLong an "asshole" in the comments and he would refer to alternative theories as "bullshit". I would expect that coming from me, but Don is an academic and a professional economist.<br /><br />I guess we're all human, though.Jonathan M.F. Catalánhttp://www.economicthought.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-58764912057921971012011-01-07T10:48:38.945-05:002011-01-07T10:48:38.945-05:00I cannot wait until ObamaCare is overturned by the...I cannot wait until ObamaCare is overturned by the Supreme Court:<br /><br />http://reason.com/blog/2011/01/07/obamacares-high-risk-pools-likTexashttp://www.cnn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-48633159626875763562011-01-07T10:30:40.300-05:002011-01-07T10:30:40.300-05:00Lee -
I agree it was a tempest in a teapot. I pr...Lee - <br />I agree it was a tempest in a teapot. I probably wouldn't have posted if I didn't get that response from Don and was subsequently (predictably) vindicated. I didn't post on the first two posts after all.<br /><br />I understand completely if this is less engaging to many readers.<br /><br />Anonymous -<br />We like people to at least adopt pseudonyms on here, for ease of conversation - please try to make an effort.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192667997950934790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-83107622106763548622011-01-07T10:07:53.420-05:002011-01-07T10:07:53.420-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTdTcKqAeGM&fea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTdTcKqAeGM&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-52346173276518646262011-01-07T10:05:08.774-05:002011-01-07T10:05:08.774-05:00I recommend "Gusher Of Lies."I recommend "Gusher Of Lies."Xenophonhttp://www.xenophon.myob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-16076727118783026262011-01-07T09:49:47.880-05:002011-01-07T09:49:47.880-05:00One word: "meh".
That is all I have to ...One word: "meh".<br /><br />That is all I have to say on the matter and perhaps all that is worth saying. I'll be kind to both Don and Brad by pretending this exchange never happened.Frank Buttermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164374874036975006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-7194412732469403332011-01-07T09:48:14.376-05:002011-01-07T09:48:14.376-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Frank Buttermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164374874036975006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-52987243379380856272011-01-07T08:51:52.774-05:002011-01-07T08:51:52.774-05:00I don't know the people she's responding t...I don't know the people she's responding too and I'm not even sure if they're socialists - to clarify.<br /><br />There is a wide tendancy on the right to call anyone who raises objections a "socialist".Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192667997950934790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-74672317111410187312011-01-07T08:49:45.240-05:002011-01-07T08:49:45.240-05:00...and?
The point of this post is that you don......and?<br /><br />The point of this post is that you don't have to be with Simon or Ehrlich, and that there are reasonable concerns to raise about a guy like Tierney or Boudreaux without descending into Ehrlich's doomsdayism.<br /><br />Are you <i>really</i> responding with a Thatcher clip to that?<br /><br />Can't you anticipate that my response is <i>"I am neither a Thatcherite nor a socialist, and that is a quite a tenable and quite broadly held position"</i>? There is <i>much</i> to admire in Margaret Thatcher (and Ronald Reagan). You will not catch me denying that. One can be critical of them on many points without denying their value on other points, just as you can be critical of the Simon-Tierney-Boudreaux position and still maintain that they are right to oppose Paul Ehrlich's hard line.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192667997950934790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-15411226776782331512011-01-07T08:35:24.412-05:002011-01-07T08:35:24.412-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw&fea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com