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A Disquisition On Hyphens
The Loco-motion will always be downgraded for its superfluous hyphen (also the reason why Spider-Man will never be a top tier hero in my book)
- Peter Baran (@pb14) April 11, 2020
It was a different time
- αℓαη тяєωαятнα ✍︎ (@alantrewartha) April 11, 2020
"I was glad I had seen the cars in this natural setting, which was, after all, a kind of Plato ( Read more... ) -
I'm with Krugman...
In endorsing the work of this guy (though Krugman probably has a stronger technical basis in economics for his endorsement):
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Richard Kogan Discusses The Budget, Debt, And The Economy
If you're wondering where I picked up my hand gestures and facial mannerisms, my brother, Richard, is the culprit. He demonstrates them here; also talks about the debt and the economy.
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Fans of Toby Keith and the Chad Mitchell Trio produce honest, effective document
Says Paul Krugman:
And these new priorities are laid out in a document whose clarity and plausibility seem almost incredible to those of us who grew accustomed to reading Bush-era budgets, which insulted our intelligence on every page. This is budgeting we can believe in. paul krugman, economics, richard koganKoganbot Sibling To Work For Toby Keith Fan
My brother is about to be hired at OMB* as a Senior Counselor To The Director "or some such title." Richard says that "senior" means that he's the oldest. The director-to-be,** Peter Orszag, is reported to be a country music fan - this from the New York Times of November 18, 2008:
In a June 2007 appearance on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight," Mr. Orszag' ( Read more... )John McCain slanders drunken sailors
In yesterday's blogpost, Paul Krugman cites (and links to) my brother. And Mark Thoma not only links him, but quotes almost the whole piece.Featured Analyst
My brother Richard writes:
It turns out, entirely to my surprise, that I am the Center's "featured analyst" for today!
I didn't even know that such a thing existed.
Richard Kogan
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/staff/richard-kogan.htmCollateralized Debt Obligations
"Repackaging dubious loans into collateralized debt obligations creates a lot of perfectly safe, AAA assets that will never go bad."
The sentence is from Paul Krugman's column in today's NY Times. He's using it as an example of sophistry (which his dictionary defines as "a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope ( Read more... )A Powerhouse For The Poor
How a liberal think tank gets money:
It hasn't just survived, it has thrived. The center has grown into a $13 million-a-year operation with a staff of more than 80, affiliated organizations in 21 states and a small but growing international division. Its money comes from some of the country's blue-chip foundations, including Ford, Rockefeller, ( Read more... )
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