Robert's Stochastic thoughts

I do not like the argument that capital income shouldn't be taxed and I do not like the assumption that, in any good economic model, th...

Read this excellent post by Kevin Drum on, you guessed it, lead. I guessed where it was heading after reading the title. my comment ...

Signs of the times A photo tweeted by the Russian Ministry of Defense Tuesday as "irrefutable" proof that the United States has ...

I am still thinking about Krugman and the Gravelle Geardown Do click the link if you are interested in understanding what I am typing abo...

Paul Krugman finds intuition for the calculations of Jennifer Gravelle difficult. Now even more than usually, you really have to click this...

I don't think knives in the Senate chamber will be needed to deal with Orange Julius. I am inclined to fantasize two things. First I ...

I have long believed that, if there is a God, He (or She) created to world to find the ultimate abyss of idiocy. This causes me great conce...

I have a Jon Chait problem. I generally agree with him on most issues. I find him very provocative. I am very sure that no one cares abou...

The Wire meets the GOP

I have trusted The Washington Post, since I learned how to read. However, By Abigail Hauslohner, Paul Duggan, Jack Gillum and Aaron C. Davi...

I admire both Jon Chait and Glenn Greenwald. They do not admire each other. I enjoy it when they debate. Sometimes they both make fools o...

I read an interesting blog post on the web. I didn't save the url. Fortunately, I didn't read it at a funeral. Google sends me to S...

This is a very interesting article on psychology and support for Donald Trump. It isn't wildly original, but it is brief clear and con...

1. I guess from the TV series it is official that John Snow is the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryan 2. I'm a fairly sure that...

Josh Barro notes that Republicans hate colleges and universities . The naive kid argued that this shows a cost of the recent left wing idioc...

I am having a twitter quarrel with @radiofreeTom. It began with this tweet I suggested that we ask Hans Blix if Saddam Hussein cooper...

One source said Trump called the House bill “mean, mean, mean” and said, “We need to be more generous, more kind.” The other source said T...

Have I come up with a title less attractive than "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative" ? I certainly don't expect anyone to read t...

COTTON: “Do you believe Donald Trump colluded with Russia?” COMEY: “It’s a question I don’t think I should answer in open session.” S...