tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post2631917620231188373..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-85661464945210483422012-05-14T15:49:39.205-05:002012-05-14T15:49:39.205-05:00Put all social science funding toward research int...Put all social science funding toward research into energy production. Wealth generated by cheaper and cleaner energy improves all outcomes. Most social science employs the liberal consensus brigade which only helps liberal scholars.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/science/08tier.htmlbackyardfoundrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-19977926979104165302012-05-14T15:33:23.402-05:002012-05-14T15:33:23.402-05:00DeLong:
"Thus in this sense the electorate g...DeLong:<br /><br />"Thus in this sense the electorate gets the government it deserves."<br /><br />There is no "electorate." There is no "we." The bigger the population over which a government presides and the greater the government's sphere of influence, the more the individuals within the country are coerced. No matter the mechanism for choosing who rules them, 300 million people will chafe endlessly at national compromises. American voters who elect for more dominant national government immiserate everyone because they make escape more difficult. Moving to different states becomes less meaningful because more important decisions are made further away. Individuals who live under local rule find their governments to be more tolerable.backyardfoundrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-29119808174696318122012-05-14T08:16:07.809-05:002012-05-14T08:16:07.809-05:00We recently went through a similar process to elim...We recently went through a similar process to eliminating the ACS here in Canada, our Long-Form Census, which has been made optional instead of mandatory for those chosen to complete it. It has actually become a significant political issue, with conservatives lining up behind the move and everyone else (especially anyone who works with data) firmly opposed.Tybalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609530001755953035noreply@blogger.com