Magnitude Matters

About a year ago I posted on the Biden administration  looking at what I saw as the reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic.  Let's che...

I hate having to do this, but I feel it is necessary to add to my list of the   low-hanging fruit of public policy where 90% solutions (imp...

We should fund students instead of systems. That is the ubiquitous and powerful tagline from Corey DeAngelis and the larger pro-school-choi...

Admittedly I’m being too vague to be falsifiable, but set some agreeable terms, and I’m willing to bet (#MoneyWhereMyMouthIs #TaxOnBullshit)...

... I'm about to throw a bucket of snot in your face, would you duck? In other words, who are you going to vote for/against for presiden...

Is the Trump presidency? A bad aberration A good aberration An extreme version of the norm Just the norm Be careful how you answer. ...

These are addenda to The Big Five .  While The Big Five were largely federal issues, these (2/3) are largely state and local issues. Su...

This recent Scott Sumner post got me thinking about a truism I like to follow:  Don't let the ideal be the enemy of improvement -...

Partial list of serious problems where too many of us are unreasonably unwilling to accept the clearly best solutions*:  Climate change...

Here is the low-hanging fruit of public policy. 90% solutions (improvements) on these issues are several orders of magnitude more important ...