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Paul Romer on Charter Cities at TED; Other Videos
Paul Romer, who has resigned from Stanford to work on his charter cities idea, gave a Ted Talk in July. It has recently been posted to the TED website. The… Read more »
Links for 2009.08.04
Insurers only pull your coverage when it hurts - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com Matt Zeitlin Needs to Learn to Stop Respecting Social Conservatives: Brad DeLong Read more »
More remembrances of Jerry Cohen and a recording
Quite a few people have now posted about Jerry Cohen on the web. Notable amongst them are Colin Farrelly , Thom Brooks , Ben Saunders, Chris Brooke , Matthew Kramer… Read more »
Genteel Wherewithal
In suggesting that ‘Horatio Wheatbender Filibuster’ would be a good name for an antique Senator, I was – I now realize (no doubt I was being subconsciously guided all the… Read more »
El Filibusterismo, plus Friday night Platonic self-promotion
Yglesias and Drum had a back-and-forth about the constitutionality, morals and manners of the filibuster. I think more hay should be made of the fact that ‘filibuster’ does not, as… Read more »
Jerry Cohen, a personal appreciation
A few unsystematic thoughts about Jerry Cohen: A friend called yesterday to tell me the news about Jerry Cohen and then I spent the day feeling disoriented, sad, confused, not… Read more »
Response
The previous symposium posts and comments are an embarrassment of riches. Doing them justice is out of the question, of course, but here goes. I. As Michael notes, “persuasive” is… Read more »
Hommes De Lettres and Inorganic Intellectuals
I’ve been reading George’s essays for years, but it is only when one reads a large number of them together that one really sees the interconnections. His interests are diverse… Read more »
Patten and the EU
Speaking of how the world needs many more assertive humanists to counter the seemingly irresistible forces of wingnuts and indifference, Chris Patten’s name is in the ring for Europe’s first… Read more »
McArdle vs. National Health Care
Discussion is perking along in my McArdle on rationing thread. For the record: she articulates her general case against national health care here, then follows up here. I think it… Read more »
