Boeing Doubles Down on 737 Max, Rejects Need for Simulator Training
Boeing is compounding its bad decisions on the 737 Max.
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Poll: Michelle Obama Would Be Frontrunner in 2020 If She Ran
Will Michelle Obama make the Obamas offiically yet another political dynasty?
Read more...Confirming Milwaukee Meetup for May 1 and Minneapolis for May 2; Looking for Dates and Venues for April in Washington and Boston
Please give feedback on upcoming meetup options!
Read more...Brave Old World: Immigration, Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in the US
Economic mobility varies across the US, and tends to reflect the degree of mobility in the countries from which isettlers came.
Read more...Links 3/28/19
Brexit: Chaos Continues as Parliament Votes Down All Brexit Options, Press Focuses on May Rather than April
The Brexit noise to signal ratio continues to be very high.
Read more...Could Middle East Policy Be Sanders’ Biggest Strength Against Trump for 2020?
Sanders is calling for major changes in US policy in the Middle East, and oddly isn’t getting much credit for that.
Read more...A Must Read: Why Does Everyone Hate MMT?
A respone to the backlash against MMT.
Read more...Does Capitalism Kill Cooperation?
Economists fetishize innovation. But do they appreciate the importance of cooperation in getting there?
Read more...Links 3/27/19
To Brexit or Not to Brexit
Yet more Brexit to-ing and fro-ing.
Read more...Rule of Law, American Style: John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Defy the International Criminal Court
America’s messy relationship with the International Criminal Court is in a particularly rocky phase. Of course, being exceptional means never having to admit citizens may have committed war crimes.
Read more...Trump Administration And Democrats Return Health Law To Political Center Stage
Trump is now seeking to gut the ACA in its entirety. How might the battle over health care play out?
Read more...The Impact of Within-Group Conflict on Trust and Trustworthiness
On how life-and-death-level infighting has lasting effects on trust.
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