A few weeks ago I blogged political polarization among states, and the potential upsides. The topic has traction. Adam Freedman and the Manhattan Institute have a fine take here. And the New York Times has two feature-length pieces here and here. Mirabile dictu, these actually convey information. The first piece examines the national political strategies (on both sides) to shape state politics: hugely interesting. The pessimistic interpretation is that states are becoming mere staging grounds for national winner-takes-all combat. The optimistic interpretation: it’s good that the combatants have to fight state-by-state. It diffuses and compartmentalizes the conflicts. The second piece is on…
Friday Roundup, September 14th
Garett Jones, the newest addition to Econ Log's blogging powerhouse, argues that debt is a sticky price.
Overlawyered provides a roundup of links on the Chicago teachers' strike.
Re: the Chicago teachers' strike, don't miss this excellent piece from Daniel DiSalvo on "The Trouble with Public Sector Unions."
Steven Hayward highlights PERC and their authentic and effective advocacy of protecting the environment through property rights and markets.
Adam Freedman posts at Point of Law on why the FDA's "graphic" cigarette warnings won't be coming to a store near you.
Internal emails reveal potential bias against conservatives at the Harvard Law Human Rights Journal?
