Physics envy part II
This is a bit old, but check out Jim Manzi criticizing economists for not being as reliable as physicists: How does the economist know that her predictions, whi...
Category: Economics
The value of education
I know I owe David Bruggeman a response and I’m slowly working on it. Until I sort through my thoughts, I’ll highlight a recent WSJ piece on the gr...
Science spending and GDP
I’m taking a break from my book review to briefly address something that’s always bothered me about how science spending is discussed. As I often d...
Against hypocrisy, take II
David Bruggeman had some problems with my last post: You’re coming across as glib here, even suggesting some of the same carelessness you’re upset about in othe...