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Markets vs. government
Arnold Kling, author and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, explained during an address Thursday night at Campbell University why markets work better than government in addressing most problems. Watch…
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Obamacrats busy inflating the next bubble
That’s what Arnold Kling and Nick Schulz argue in this NRO piece today. It requires sustained government intervention in the normal processes of the market to create a serious “bubble”…
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It IS reparations and wealth redistribution
Arnold Kling wrote the other day that he sees the “stimulus” bill as reparations, or money taken from producers and given to the Democratic Party’s favorite “consumers.” If you thought…
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Rewarding physicians
Skilled physicians save time and money, but may not produce better patient outcomes than less able doctors who substitute time and tests for rapid judgments. But would detailed plans from…
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Worry about people who crave power
So says economist Arnold Kling in this excellent piece on TCS Daily.
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Oh, what a Spitzer!
Writing at TCSDaily Arnold Kling says we should start calling politicians “Spitzers” whenever they act like he did. No, not his dalliances with prostitutes, but when they make big promises…
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The Worst Case Scenario?
In this TCSDaily piece, Arnold Kling imagines a future after a big Democratic sweep in November. What he sees is a lot of (wait for it…) liberal fascism. That is,…
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How did polar bears survive the Ice Age?
What?! The problem is too little ice, not too much, right? The authors of this article on TCSDaily point out that hunting for seals during the ice age would have…
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Arnold Kling looks at the election
Professor Arnold Kling ruminates about the election here. In short, he’s not enamored of any of the candidates, but greatly fears the prospect of a Democrat in the White House…
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The trouble with the housing market
According to economist Arnold Kling, it’s that we have people owning (rather, trying to own) homes worth ten times what they earn annually. Here is his TCS Daily article. Kling…
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The uninsured receive no medical treatment
Or do they? Those who advocate socialized medicine in the US like to toss out figures for the number of uninsured and expect you to jumpt to the conclusion that…
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Abundance and Health
Arnold Kling is on the latest EconTalk podcast with Russ Roberts discussing the crisis of abundance in health care, Bayes Theorem, and Masonomics (which ties to my recent Spotlight). You…