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From Milton Friedman to Ronald Dworkin: economics for hedgehogs | #SocialEthics on Blog#42

Sometimes, a straightforward question leads one to deeper, more existential thinking… Continue reading From Milton Friedman to Ronald Dworkin: economics for hedgehogs | #SocialEthics on Blog#42

My Comment on: Bigger Than Immigration | NYTimes

NOV. 23, 2014

Don’t let yourself get lost in the weeds. Don’t allow yourself to believe that opposition to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration is only about that issue, the president’s tactics, or his lack of obsequiousness to his detractors.

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Obama Defends Economic Progress On His Watch Ahead Of Midterms

By NEDRA PICKLER and JIM KUHNHENN of the AP

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — President Barack Obama acknowledged his pivotal role in the midterm political campaign Thursday, arguing that the November congressional elections are a referendum on his economic policies and blaming Republicans for blocking his efforts to boost wages and create more jobs. Continue reading Obama Defends Economic Progress On His Watch Ahead Of Midterms

Hillary Clinton Begins to Move Away From Obama Ahead of 2016 | WSJ

By Peter Nicholas

Hillary Clinton, a presumed presidential candidate for 2016, has made clear she wouldn’t be running for a de facto third Obama term. WSJ’s Peter Nicholas joins the News Hub with Simon Constable with more on this. Photo: Getty Continue reading Hillary Clinton Begins to Move Away From Obama Ahead of 2016 | WSJ

So Much for Obamacare Not Working – NYTimes

Paul Krugman

Have you been following the news about Obamacare? The Affordable Care Act has receded from the front page, but information about how it’s going keeps coming in — and almost all the news is good. Indeed, health reform has been on a roll ever since March, when it became clear that enrollment would surpass expectations despite the teething problems of the federal website.

What’s interesting about this success story is that it has been accompanied at every step by cries of impending disaster. At this point, by my reckoning, the enemies of health reform are 0 for 6. That is, they made at least six distinct predictions about how Obamacare would fail — every one of which turned out to be wrong. Continue reading So Much for Obamacare Not Working – NYTimes