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Krugman Challenge Update

It really is too bad that my 15 minutes occurs when I’m way behind in my work schedule. But to keep all of you up to speed: * Zerohedge picked up the story over the weekend. * Robert Wenzel just tipped me off that John Carney at CNBC ran this article. I now have my […]

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Krugman’s Rattled

That is my only explanation. Krugman is jet lagged from his trip, opens his inbox and finds 128 emails from people telling him to check out a website on which almost $24,000 (as of this writing) has been pledged. Doubt me? Look at this: A thought: it has occurred to me that we could use […]

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Potpourri

* Jim Manzi has a great little post on controlled experiments and economics. But then he ends with, “But there is an unconsidered alternative that permits us to constantly recognize our ignorance, yet not be paralyzed: The Open Society. This is the whole point (in my view) of the institutions of representative democracy, limited, law-bound […]

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A Note on Strategy: Or, Let’s Not Fumble The Ball, Kids

As some big-ticket pledges roll in, I should stress something: The reason I so unabashedly praised Mr. Krolman’s donation, is that an independent person whom I trust contacted me and said he knew Krolman, and that it was a serious pledge. So of course, if you really want to put up $5k etc., then obviously […]

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Murphy’s Angels: Start the Roll Call

I actually have real work I need to be doing, but how can I not blog about someone who donates one thousand dollars to the campaign?! Let’s give it up for ARTHUR KROLMAN! Mr. Krolman, please come on up here and accept our heartfelt thanks. In appreciation of your amazing pledge, the spare bedroom in […]

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Spotlight on R. Chris Jones: The Murphy-Krugman Campaign Breaks $10,000

I think we are going to have to set up a derivative contract at The Point, in which people pledge toasters for various milestones. At this rate, I am going to run out of my personal stockpile. What can I say? With a little help from my friends–notably Tom Woods–this is spreading like wildfire. The […]

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Spotlight on Jacob Lovell: The Murphy-Krugman Campaign Breaks $5,000

Somebody send that boy a toaster! A mere 37 or so hours after launching, the campaign to get Krugman to debate me on business cycle theory has now raised $5,000 in pledges. For those of you who thought it was a funny idea but didn’t want to take 6 minutes to pledge money that you […]

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Latest Update on Murphy-Krugman Debate Campaign

Holy cow everybody, this is really taking off! I was out of commission for a few hours picking up my son, getting my car inspected, etc. (Cute anecdote: I told my son we had to get the car [emissions] inspected because of the government, and he told me he didn’t know what the government was. […]

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