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Liveblogging World War II: May 7, 1945: Nazi German Military Instrument of Surrender (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...) [feedly]



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Liveblogging World War II: May 7, 1945: Nazi German Military Instrument of Surrender (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)
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FRB: Speech--Yellen, Finance and Society--May 6, 2015 [feedly]



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FRB: Speech--Yellen, Finance and Society--May 6, 2015
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/yellen20150506a.htm
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Mother of Texas Gunman Sought to Keep Son From Extremism - The Wall Street Journal.

Poverty does not cause extremism.

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal.
Mother of Texas Gunman Sought to Keep Son From Extremism
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mother-of-texas-gunman-sought-to-keep-son-from-extremism-1430951298
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More evidence for a Great Stagnation, Scott Sumner | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

More evidence for a Great Stagnation, Scott Sumner | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty



For once, it is worth reading the comments:



It's just that the value ended up mostly going to consumer surplus instead of producer surplus. This doesn't get picked up by our standard measures of economic activity,


We are seeing a transition to an economy which is no longer measured well with traditional methods. Just about everything which is improving is getting damn near free.

Police Cameras: Still a Bad Idea - Bloomberg View

Do the positive elements outweigh the downside risks?

Do more control trials, do not just speculate with priors.



Police Cameras: Still a Bad Idea - Bloomberg View