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Undismalization

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Toward a Rational, Constructive, Non-Ideological Dialogue on Issues Related to Economics and Public Policy

• Added on: Apr 28th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Professor Dismal
• Listed in: US Economics Politics
• Tags: politics Public Policy economics thought leadership comparative economics

Recent Posts

• Ventry of UC Davis on NPR: Tax Deductions on Mortgage Interest, Property Taxes "Bad for the Economy"

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 16:37 in commentary, economics, NPR, property taxes, deductions, mortgage interest, economists, university of california davis, dennis ventry, regressive policies, home price inflation, real wage reductions

  Economist Dennis Ventry of the University of California at Davis said on NPR's All Things Considered today that tax deductions for mortgage interest and property taxes are bad for the economy.Why?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undismal...

• “Naked Lunch” Economics: Our Everyday Micro-Vignettes of Money, Morality, and Evil

  Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 18:28 in money, evil, economics, morality, corporations, good, william s. burroughs, naked lunch, david korten, financial decisions, free enterprise system, business conduct

  I once knew an entrepreneur who insisted that, in a free enterprise system, a for-profit entity should have no heart. In this person’s view, every business issue should be described, evaluated, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undis...

• The Recovery of One

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 21:18 in recovery, Economy, recession, media coverage, economic indicators, individual action, social impact, multiplier effect, 24 hour news cycle

  Referencing my comments in an earlier post about the period of mixed signals we now seem to be entering, one potential concern is that, in this age of the 24-hour news cycle, we may be over-reporting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undis...

• The Cycle of the Storm

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 15:12 in Economy, economics, hurricanes, financial crisis, energy prices, recessions, subprime mortgage crisis, economic recovery, economic downturns, economic cycles, weather metaphors

  For the past several weeks, and often within the course of a given week, the tone of news about the economy has been like a roller coaster. One week housing starts or corporate earnings are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undismalization...

• More on the Origin of “The Dismal Science”

  Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 14:43 in politics, economics, racism, origins, conservative movement, thomas carlyle, the dismal science nickname

  In an earlier post I promised to elaborate on my research into the origin of the nickname “The Dismal Science” for economics. For the sake of keeping that promise, and for the benefit of those who... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undi...

• On the Profoundly Ironic Illogic of Screaming “Keep Your Government Hands Off My Healthcare!”

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 17:21 in Health Insurance, Privacy, Economy, economics, discrimination, illness, employee benefits, healthcare reform, town hall meetings, employer based healthcare, anti-government attitudes

  When a system has been in place throughout your entire nation since well before you were born, it’s easy to make the conclusion--unwarranted, given a lack of exploration of the evidence--that it's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Undism...

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