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Higgs Boson: Bad For Economics?

Quick question: will the discovery of the Higgs Boson, announced this week, end up being bad for economics? Think about it. Economics has suffered enough at the hands of mathematical adepts who praise elegance over reality and prefer the idealism of their models to the down and dirty stuff of actual economies. Not that math […]

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US Politics: Posner Speaks

It is a rare day in paradise that I agree with Richard Posner. He is a conservative judge appointed by Ronald Reagan and has built a reputation as a leading and articulate advocate of conservative ideological positions. His early advocacy of free market economics and deregulation earned him a spot teaching at the University of […]

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Bain Bashing – The Folly of Modern Business Theory

We are entering the season of Bain bashing. Rightly so too. Romney’s long association with Bain and its activities, and his reliance on his business experience as a primary quality for election as president, bring Bain into focus. Its way of doing business, and its view of the world now need scrutiny because of the […]

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