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Tag: Wealth
Noah Smith on Wealth and Inequality
Noah Smith has a new piece in The Atlantic today about wealth distribution (yes, it has to do with that dumb video). The refreshing part is, Noah’s… Read more “Noah Smith on Wealth and Inequality”
Lake Atlantic-begone
Another day, another article full of awful commentary relating to that misleading video about “wealth inequality”. Here is Jordan Weissmann: But take note: wealth is extraordinarily uneven… Read more “Lake Atlantic-begone”
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Earlier this week I said that I was confused why intelligent intellectuals are being drawn in by that highly misleading viral video, based on highly misleading data… Read more “Wrong, Wrong, Wrong”
Can Anyone Un-confuse Me?
I’m unhappy that I have to comment on the video below, but I don’t see that anyone else making the point. I am not at all “surprised”… Read more “Can Anyone Un-confuse Me?”
The (Unnecessary) Annoyance that is Tax Day
April 15th is finally here, which means that most Americans will have hired someone to navigate the byzantine structure that is the 70,000 page tax code, the… Read more “The (Unnecessary) Annoyance that is Tax Day”
Entropy and Economics: The G-R Conditions
In a short conversation with Steve Randy Waldman, in which I was pleasantly surprised to hear him praise my article about “failing faster“, I was inspired to… Read more “Entropy and Economics: The G-R Conditions”