This Brad DeLong post on reading the classics of economic thought is wonderful. Brad uses a Machiavelli letter to illustrate an important point — reading the classics in a body of thought give depth and nuance to your understanding of the current state and practice of methodology. I teach history of economic thought, and I …
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On Tuesday in the Houston Chronicle, Michael Economides addressed the question of the US taking control of Iraqi oil fields in a post-Saddam scenario. He argues that according to existing international law, such an act would be a war crime. Some aspects of such an act would also contradict the Administration’s stated position (via Colin …
Yes, it’s 6:45 here in Chicago and I’m wide awake. I can thank the Lumpen ProletariCAT for that one. Good thing she’s cute, she’s such a pest.
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