Archive for Steve Landsburg
Final Exam, Intro to Microeconomics
You have 30 minutes. Read this actual news story and then explain, to the best of your ability, how Steve Landsburg would discuss this on his blog.
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==> Lessons for the Young Economist is now poised to infiltrate China. ==> I am quoted in this article about Bitcoin, saying something noncommittal. ==> Tom Woods announces the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. ==> I talk to Scott Horton about the Fed and U.S. wars. ==> A funny rant about the “I f**king love science!” [...]
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==> Jack Hunter argues that even though he’s in favor of gay marriage personally (thinking it should be decided legally at the state level), he strongly objects to the rhetoric of saying it is akin to the Civil Rights movement for blacks. I still think Gene Callahan has the best observation on this whole issue [...]
Read moreLandsburg Frames the Minimum Wage Debate Very Strangely
Ahh, it seems Steve Landsburg is no longer cuddly. Instead of worrying about the unskilled inframarginal workers, he is now concerned about upper middle class college kids working at Wendy’s on their summer breaks. There’s nothing wrong with Steve’s post as far as it goes, but it would be like Obama proposing to increase the [...]
Read moreSweet Cuddly Steve Landsburg
This is the mushiest interview with Steve Landsburg you will ever see. A great part: I like to say that when you’re stuck in traffic on a hot summer night, it’s very easy to remember that the guy in front of you is imposing the costs, and, unfortunately, you also easily forget that the guy [...]
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==> Jeffrey Karl made up this cartoon based on the numbers I calculated for the so-called fiscal cliff. ==> You can’t imagine how many people sent me this link about Krugman for Treasury Secretary. ==> Steve Landsburg disagrees with David R. Henderson’s (limited) defense of the recent budget deal.
Read moreA Ghost From Landsburg Past
It looks like Steve Landsburg and I will have this disagreement as an annual tradition now. He re-posted his thoughts on Ebenezer Scrooge, which include this line of argument: In this whole world, there is nobody more generous than the miser—the man who could deplete the world’s resources but chooses not to. The only difference [...]
Read moreDeLong Smackdown on Landsburg (and Callahan)
Wow, if you thought we blogging economists were talking past each other in the Cantillon debate, DeLong’s response to Landsburg on this Thomas Nagel issue (about the ability of pure reason to give us knowledge about reality) will knock you on the ground. I don’t even know how to summarize it; it must be seen [...]
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