So far I am not finding them very impressive. To be clear, there are many things — big things — I do not like about the bill. I would sooner cut Medicare than Medicaid (that said, I do not find the idea of cutting health care spending outrageous per se). The corporate rate ends up […]

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03.07.2025

The new Javier Cercas book - Marginal REVOLUTION

The new Cercas book is El loco de Dios en el fin del mundo. That title translates roughly as “The crazy man of God at the end of the world,” noting there are ambiguities in who that man is (Cercas? The Pope?), and whether the end of the world refers to a trip to Mongolia […]

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03.07.2025

Massive Rent-Seeking in India's Government Job Examination System - Marginal REVOLUTION

In India, government jobs pay far more than equivalent jobs in the private sector–so much so that the entire labor market and educational system have become grossly distorted by rent seeking to obtain these jobs. Teachers in the public sector, for example, are paid at least five times more than in the private sector. It’s […]

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03.07.2025

Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION

1. “Cool people are perceived to be more extraverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open, and autonomous, whereas good people are more conforming, traditional, secure, warm, agreeable, universalistic, conscientious, and calm.” 2. Henry George and American libertarianism. 3. More Scott Sumner movie reviews. 4. Restaurants rated by the hotness of their clientele (NYT). You know what to […]

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Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION

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