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Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal

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Economist Mom: Obama Speaks of the Virtuous Cycle of Fiscal Responsibility: My favorite part of his speech last night [June 3]... Change is building an economy that rewards not just weal


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Jared Bernstein tells us that Mark Schmitt writes, apropos of the execrable David Brooks: Brooks also completely mishandles the analysis of Obama's donors that is at the heart of the column. First,he


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John Timmer: Why Judy can't add: gender inequality and the math gap: [T]here's a gender gap in performance on tests of basic skills: boys tend to perform better at math, while girls get superior readi


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From Spencer Ackerman: In last week's interminable Yoo/Addington hearing, John Yoo accused Vanity Fair reporter and Torture Team author Philippe Sands of lying about interviewing him. Brian Beutler...


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James Fallows calls out David Mark of the Politico as exhibiting classic and depressing Beltway 'could be perceived as problematic' style.... Please. If someone thinks certain views are outrageous, t


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Why oh why can't we have a better press corps?And is there anybody with an ounce of self-respect--besides Glenn Kessler and Walter Pincus--who works for the Post print newsroom? And why do they still


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Sign in Brewed Awakening: All Occupied Seats Must Be Justified by a Purchase I have heard of justification by faith, and justification by works, but...


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Project Syndicate: From Adam Smith (1776) until 1950 or so, capital was considered by economists to be absolutely essential for economic growth. You also needed a few good basic institutions. Secur


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