Against federal usury laws for credit cards
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That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: Given
that background, simple economics would indicate that an interest rate cap
of...
“Why do medical tests always have error rates?”
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John Cook writes: Someone recently asked me why medical tests always have
an error rate. It’s a good question. A test is necessarily a proxy, a
substitute ...
Age of the City – review
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In Age of the City, Ian Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin examines transformation
in cities around the world from ancient China to the industrial age in the
West a...
Implicit Racial Bias Affects Risk Preferences
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Discrimination is difficult to notice, as it often takes place in everyday
situations, such as during job applications or apartment searches. To test
this,...
Freedom of Speech and Media Regulation
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In two recent blog posts I returned to the issue of lack of media
regulation, and the way lack of regul...
Why was Trump elected again?
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By Stephen Fisher, 14th November 2024 In last week’s US presidential
election there was a modest swing to the Republicans across the country
including in t...
How do we stop a resurgence of fascism?
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Is it bad to write for hard-right outlets?
There is no doubt that the Overton window has shifted to the right during
the last decade or two. It is now c...
Thatcherism is dead: Thatcherism lives
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Thatcherism is dead. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet
its maker. It has kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil and
joined the...
A brief note on the blog and on COVID-19
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The subject of COVID-19, a virus that burst forth from its rom obscurity in
(most likely) one population or another of wild mammals in China to become
a gl...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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