Robert's Stochastic thoughts

Technology and Economic Transformation Old Economy: everyone is employed taking in each other's laundry New technology: washing machines...

Following Krugman Another economist's front lawn (Krugman was first to implement this blogging strategy )

Today's Washington Post False claim on a point of fact Terri Rupar wrote House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the party's...

This article by Dan Balz (which I think is supposed to be news) perfectly illustrates how the Washington Post has gone terribly wrong. Simil...

It had to happen. Ezra Klein (now supervising 3 others) is beginning to note false claims of facts in Washington Post news stories. ...Lori...

I have been typing this in comments various places. I think that Obama does not really want a grand compromise and just wants to convince t...

Ballance's last stand Dan Balz writes what I'm sure he considers a very hard hitting column about what's wrong with the debt cei...

I was right and Stiglitz and Krugman were wrong . Mike Konczal was wrong too . He sent me back to this post Astute readers will notice tha...

The Usual Mike Konczal quotes Matt Yglesias and I lose it as always. I think very very highly of both of them. First, you note that we won...

Ballance all time winner The column is pure fantasy. Both sides share the blame, because Jeff Greenfield chose to write fiction . I am not...

Ballance In a Cramped Spot Surely, I thought, Dana Milbank can't fit ballance into a column denouncing Karl Rove "Stephen Colbert, ...

Wow ? The Washington Post has an on-line "poll" which asks "Do you agree with Democrats who say that Republicans are sabotagi...

In an important post Brian Beutler, in effect, asks "who are you and what have you done with Glenn Kessler." I generally respect...

New Frontiers In Granting Anonymity In a New York Times article on how a slight relaxation of the US-Cuban trade embargo is helping Cubans,...

Bridget from ashville nc wins the internet "I found Pawlenty on Google, so gov doesn't need one."

Ballance at the Washington Post all time winner This beats the original Ballance When allegedly "Fact checking Mitt Romney’s announceme...

Is there a present for fact checking in US journalism ? Fact checking is a new and exiting alleged feature of US journalism. The AP is now s...

Weiner's weiner query OK I get it. I will not delete the silly post below. I was wondering why everyone is convinced that the alleged ...

Washington Post Headline Guy part MMMCCLCCVI This is an interesting article which contains positive proof that neither The New York Post nor...

Probably Not First Probably not one of the first thousand, but I just noticed the Washington Post's article and abstract describing who ...