Will Wilkinson praises the unpredictability of Tyler Cowen's opinions. I'm none to judge, and I'm sure Wilkinson is right, but it is strange for me to see a libertarian praise another libertarian as unpredictable because he decreed that the Great Depression wasn't cured by the New Deal. A libertarian arguing that is about as unpredictable as a fundamentalist arguing that the answer to your problem is found in the Bible.
Update: A couple lines of unproductive snark redacted from the end of this post.
Whither the sexy picture? Did you redact that too?
ReplyDeleteWhen I did my little redesign I was trying out a couple of different new pictures but couldn't choose one I liked. So I stuck my namesake from Scooby Doo up there. I'll put a more serious picture up sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think he's more unpredictable than you!
ReplyDeleteYeah but isn't thinking the New Deal didn't end the Depression kind of a universal assumption in your circle?
ReplyDeleteI much prefer productive snarkiness.
ReplyDeleteFreddie, Not an assumption, a conclusion. Tyler shows his math, some of which was new to me.
ReplyDeleteCowen is pretty moderate. I was surprised to see him essentially refute the economic value of all non-monetary New Deal policies. I'd expect that from Tabarrok, not so much from Cowen.
ReplyDeleteFair enough!
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