As you know, McConnell finally unveiled the Republican health care bill in Senate, which was immediately described as genocide by liberals. (I say that in jest, but I have no doubt that some people will actually say that, if they…
Category: Economics
If you’re interested in economic policy, Matt and I have been talking about Sanandaji’s book more, so perhaps you will find our discussion interesting. It started in the comments of my post about the book, but continued in the comments of this…
It’s very common for progressives, especially in the US, to extoll the alleged virtues of left-wing socio-economic policies by presenting Scandinavian social democracies as models to emulate. But the argument based on the success of these countries is flawed for…
Robert Paul Wolff’s book is a critical introduction to Marx’s economic theory from someone who is sympathetic to his views about the exploitative nature of capitalism. He spends a lot of time on the theory of value, which is the main theme…
It’s that time of the year, when Oxfam releases the same report it releases every year and the New York Times, the Guardian and the other usual suspects publish the same misleading headlines about it. The problem is that, as many…