Information Bubbles… Why Changing Your Mind Is So Hard

This article is by Ezra Klein - reprinted from The Washington Post... Dylan Matthews's "Five conservative reforms millennials should be fighting for" isn't just an admirably intricate piece of trolling. It's a perfect illustration of why you can't take Washington's policy debates at face value. You can't understand what's happened to Congress in recent years if … Continue reading Information Bubbles… Why Changing Your Mind Is So Hard

My 2014 Economic Forecast: More Improvement, but Flat Living Standards

Carlo Allegri/Reuters Photo This may be a happy new year for the US economy with growth accelerating in 2014.  A better jobs market, lower unemployment, gains for manufacturers and more improvement for housing are all in the cards.  Stock market averages begin 2014 at record highs. The broad-based S&P 500 – the benchmark for many … Continue reading My 2014 Economic Forecast: More Improvement, but Flat Living Standards