Robert's Stochastic thoughts

Really realiably quote of every week day. He's wonderful. I was going to tweet part of this, but gave up on the 140 character limit whe...

Read this post (it is good) my comment I tend to agree with you. I will, in fact argue that your two efforts to find some way to agree ...

Kevin Drum wrote If you want to increase taxes on zillionaires, I'm with you. But if you really want to make a dent in inequality, you...

Well, that seems awkward : "A lifelong Democrat, Bruce Rauner's wife Diana campaigned enthusiastically for the Republican multimi...

Kevin Drum asks "What *Did* Donald Trump Mean by "No PP"?" "As you'll recall, after forgetting what "TPP...

i just got an e-mail from TIM the cellphone subsidiary of the entirely privatized telecom Italia which is a for profit private sector public...

Brad answers a question raised by Noah with thoughts on Friedrich and Adam. I totally lost all self control in his comments section an...

I stopped watching "Game of Thrones" when it separated from the Game of Ice and Fire books (that is at the start of last season II...

Had we but world enough, and time ... our vegetable debate should grow Vaster than empires, and more slow; I am moving this here, beca...

Your post is admirably courteous in tone. I admire but am not able to emulate. First I think I could make the polite debate between you ...

I am overwhelmed by admiration for Brad DeLong (happens a lot) who reposted his review of Krugman's "The Return of Depression Econ...

The democratic socialist Bernie Sanders says that higher education should be provided without tuition. What did socialist Karl Marx think of...

This is my comment on Brad DeLong's article in the Huffington Post. I think the Huffington post editor might have cut out a key paragr...

I blame Josh Barro who tweeted a link to this column. So I started to read it. Note to self -- don't Do that. So I fisk. "MAYB...

Don't you hate it when you have a great title and no post to go with it ?

Endorsing Trump Chris Christie said Christie argued that Trump has the executive experience necessary to be president. "This is only ...

I have been arguing with Political Animals about Welfare Reform for years . It started when Ed Kilgore wrote TANF costs and caseloads w...

I often bore myself. I have been arguing with political animals about the 1996 welfare reform bill for years now. It started with Ed Kilg...

First I don't just think that Democrats should think about which presidential candidate has a better chance of winning -- I think Democr...