This morning, many of us are emerging from the late coverage last night after the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felonies. I was in the courtroom for the verdict, which hit like a thunderclap (particularly after a strange snafu with the judge). The question that everyone is asking: what happens next?
Trump is Convicted: What Comes Next?
Trump is Convicted: What Comes Next?
01 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential elections, 2024 presidential election
The “Perversity” of Michael Cohen: Federal Judge Denounces Cohen as a Serial Perjurer
25 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential elections, 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
Michael Cohen was back in court this week and it did not go well. The former fixer for Donald Trump was in court seeking a reduction in his federal sentence and to answer for his use of Google’s AI chatbot to submit arguments with fake case authority. However, things went off the rails when his […]
The “Perversity” of Michael Cohen: Federal Judge Denounces Cohen as a Serial Perjurer
@NZGreens very sane compared to @DrJillStein @GreenPartyUS
08 Aug 2016 1 Comment
in defence economics, laws of war, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: 2016 presidential elections, Left-wing hypocrisy, Middle-East politics, peace movements, Syrian Civil War, useful idiots
Jill Stein managed to denounce American imperialism without mentioning the invasion of the Crimea and Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War to prop up the old regime.
Stein is what Orwell called a renegade liberal. Progressives hunt the world for dictators to worship. As George Orwell said in 1941
Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side you automatically help that of the other. Nor is there any real way of remaining outside such a war as the present one. In practice, ‘he that is not with me is against me’.
#feelthe bernie debunked by #MiltonFriedman
31 Jul 2016 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential elections
A Milestone For Women In Politics: Libertarians Reflect on Hillary’s Nomination
12 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential elections
@BernieSanders @HillaryClinton an average American works 11% less than in 1950, but earns 246% more
05 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential elections, antimarket bias, good old days, Leftover Left, living standards, pessimism bias, rational ignorance, rational rationality, The Great Enrichment, Twitter left
The bye-bye Biden effect on the Democratic presidential hopefuls
23 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
The bye-bye Biden effect on the Democratic presidential hopefuls econ.st/1ZZW958 https://t.co/1y7c3rjWAo—
The Economist (@ECONdailycharts) October 22, 2015
Will the Republican presidential primaries be over before anyone votes?
16 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential elections, campaign finance, campaign finance reform
One-time front runner Scott Walker pulled out with large debts. Given that the debates start so much sooner than before, some people will exhaust their donor base and will be forced out by the prospect of excessive debt before anyone votes.
Scott Walker dropped out with his campaign owing $1.6 million nyti.ms/1G8iBSZ via @maggienyt http://t.co/vrTng6XCGC—
NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 15, 2015
There are only a few serious candidates in the Republican race anyway. Ben Carson and Donald Trump are silly season candidates but have raised a lot of money.
Trump and Carson will lose support sooner or later. Carly Farina, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in the main serious contenders of the rest. My tip is Farina and Rubio will win in the end but I am not sure which one of those two will be the vice presidential nominee. I suspect Rubio.
Here's @pollsterpolls avg since 6/1, w/ less smoothing. 2-pt drop for Trump. Not yet clear whether there's a trend. http://t.co/vrwXNC6hlo—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) September 24, 2015
Key pt: Trump's share of coverage matters more than its tone (cc @mattyglesias @jackshafer) washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/zl8iu2Q21x—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) September 29, 2015
Fascinating that GOP activists see no trade-off between conservatism and electability: washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/uXHHHnFKWp—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) October 13, 2015
Here's a new graph of Trump's poll numbers and share of news coverage. For more see: washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/sdJCQCs5O5—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) August 28, 2015
Massive correlation b/t news coverage of GOP candidates & poll #s. Is it causation? See: washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/sCCvma2uYR—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) August 28, 2015
Ben Carson's decline and then surge in the polls tracks media attention. washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/mrddJMMAc0—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) September 03, 2015
Here's some actual evidence on whether voter anger is helping "outsider" candidates. washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/RaragjjStV—
The Monkey Cage (@monkeycageblog) September 16, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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