1. Weekly word cloud from the econ blogs.
2. China mixed messages of the day.
3. Is Obama leaning toward a health care mandate?
4. Only six percent of TV stimulus commentators are economists.
5. Puffins on YouTube, with Icelandic puffin souvenirs.
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Considering that economists have thus far failed to present a coherent explanation as to why their favored policy choices range across the spectrum, why should we care about the percentage of economist-commentators on TV? They hardly seem any more expert than the bloviators.
What percentage of commenters on homicides are people who have been convicted of murder? That’s probably even lower than 6%
Favorite line from #2:
“Affordability can be acheived through subsidies.”
Kind of like how subsidizing housing made it more affordable?
What percentage of politicians deciding our healthcare future are economists or doctors?
“She is a senior fellow in economic history at the Council on Foreign Relations.”
Anyone in the CFR is an economist, historian, as well as defense and foreign policy expert. Not sure if they are medical experts or not.
Andrew,
Potent organization, that CFR. They can turn anyone into a scholar by declaring them a “fellow.”
Yeah, Puffins are back!
We have all the geniuses and economists running around who are going to fix the banking system in a matter of months because the bankers who were working on their stuff for years don’t understand the $hi+storm they got themselves into.
Now, before the financial system is straight they are going to go ahead and fix the medical system.
MM,
Nice. But, until all the economists start saying things similar to what John Hussman is saying, then they will be performing a service by dusting their diplomas.
It’s not about credentials, it’s about being right.
Only six percent of TV stimulus commentators are economists.
Six precent too many. Why worthless self-important pseudo-scientists should be present at all?
Economists should do what Cowen does, write about Islandian food.
Hey, did you hear what Kate Winslet’s 8-year-old said about her Oscar dress? She HATED it! OMG! LOL!
Winner.
Puffins on Fidra.
http://www.seabird.org/webcam-fidra.asp
2nd place.
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