Chapter starts with a quote which ill read to you in its entirety. This talks about economics specifically wrong and microeconomics talks about things economists a wrorng about generally. Jokes aside, i dont think that does justice to the profession. I think in micro, i believe that is well published on which most academics agree, and by the standard of social sciences, a rigorous way of settling this agreement that is some scope for rigorous conclusive agreement, and they like to say micro is one true theory with many applications and macro has no true opinions. I think thats a fair assessment. Think about basic social relevant policy questions like did the obama stimulus, the agent of 2009 increase employment or not . If not, was it because it was too big or too small . It becomes really remotely resembling the policy question, and so theres always a lot of answers surrounding the answer, notwithstanding the fairly certain claims made by people who sort of know or think they know for
I think the obvious ideas are the best. They are latent, out there, but dont gel until someone names them. And when you do, it is obvious. I think people are sensing that there is something deeply wrong and troubling with the narrative that tells them the United States is in trouble because there are no so many minorities. They need another story, though, before they can say i am throwing that aside and dont want to be associated with it. So i think if i were speaking to this audience, midwestern republican audience, i would Say Something like this we need to stop for a second and talk about the demographics of the Republican Party. You know that party is 90 white. 98 of republican elected officials are white. All persons of good will need to stop and ask how did that happen in a country which whites are 64 of the population . What is going on . And some of you may find this hard to hear. I want to be clear this isnt a story about bigots. It is a story about all of us. I would really t
Hancock has warned that the country is at a Tipping Point in the fight against coronavirus. But he told the bbc the government did not want a Second National lockdown. Tiktok has avoided a ban in the United States by setting up a new company with two american firms. President trump , who believed the app was a threat to National Security , approved the arrangement. Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week working together and staying apart. A new slice of apple. And theatre through the looking glass. Hey, welcome to click, hope you are doing 0k. It has been a big week for me, look where i have been. Hey, welcome to click, hope you are doing 0k. It has been a big week for me, look where i have been. Yes, on my first train for six months. And look who i went to see, only my good friend lara lewington, who is smaller than she looks on tv, i had forgotten. True but that picture doesnt help. It was really lovely to see you, and maybe next time i will get the train to you. And if i do,
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This week, working together and staying apart. A new slice of apple. And theatre through the looking glass. Hey, welcome to click, hope you are doing 0k. It has been a big week for me, look where i have been. Yes, on my first train for six months. And look who i went to see, only my good friend lara lewington, who is smaller than she looks on tv, i had forgotten. True but that picture doesnt help. It was really lovely to see you, and maybe next time i will get the train to you. And if i do, i might be needing this. Laughs. Right, now, i have been looking at this on your social media feed and if i am honest i am still having trouble processing it in my head even now. I dont blame you, my husband bought it for me as a romantic gift you would have thought after lockdown he would be sick of the sight of my face, but it seems not, even if the dimensions are a bit strange. Somewhat, who said romance is dead, hey . But inspired by that i have come up with my own, i have made my own version on