Comments on: Politics isn’t about Policy

By: Dig Ronmark

Dig Ronmark — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:50:13 +0000

How about that Business IS about Money? Or it isn’t?

By: Overcoming Bias : This is the Dream Time

Overcoming Bias : This is the Dream Time — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:18:04 +0000

[...] to one another via delusions; we usually think that the various things we do to signal are done for other reasons. For example, we think we pay for docs to help our loved ones get well, rather than to show that [...]

By: In Defense of Food Isn’t About Nutrition (a review) : The Uncredible Hallq

In Defense of Food Isn’t About Nutrition (a review) : The Uncredible Hallq — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:28 +0000

[...] title of this post is a reference to Robin Hanson’s contrarian poem which begins “Food isn’t about nutrition.” The idea behind the poem is that much [...]

By: Refusing to believe (anything at all) : The Uncredible Hallq

Refusing to believe (anything at all) : The Uncredible Hallq — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:13:21 +0000

[...] indecision–even about whether the Earth revolves around the Sun!–arose as a sort of Hansonian signaling well-suited to a particular kind of society, namely one where success requires getting [...]

By: Coherence versus Political Reality « Brad Taylor’s Blog

Coherence versus Political Reality « Brad Taylor’s Blog — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:00:06 +0000

[...] Arnold is talking about policy, but politics is an entirely different thing. [...]

By: Overcoming Bias : Affirmative Action Isn’t About Uplift

Overcoming Bias : Affirmative Action Isn’t About Uplift — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:09:48 +0000

[...] the spirit of politics isn’t about policy, Shelby [...]

By: Overcoming Bias : Political Signaling Theories

Overcoming Bias : Political Signaling Theories — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:44:50 +0000

[...] as sets of value weights to use in policy tradeoffs … I’m suggesting instead that “Politics Isn’t About Policy.” In large polities, the main function of our politics in our lives is how it influences the [...]

By: Overcoming Bias : Reply to Gelman

Overcoming Bias : Reply to Gelman — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:09:56 +0000

[...] I’m suggesting instead that “Politics Isn’t About Policy.” In large polities, the main function of our politics in our lives is how it influences [...]

By: EconLog

EconLog — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:06:45 +0000

Education, Ideology, and Awkward Weddings

Left-right ideology is by far the strongest predictor of party identification. Education, in contrast, has very little connection to partisanship.* However, when you look at opinions about specific issues, ideology and education are both ex…

By: EconLog

EconLog — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:10:38 +0000

If This is Polite Society, What is Rude Society Like?

Brad Delong sounds like he advocates ostracizing Douglas Holtz-Eakin for (a) working for McCain and (b) calling Obama a “redistributionist.” At least that’s how I read Brad’s approving quotation of an unnamed source saying:Someone needs to tell H…