Okay, Adam, now we’ve got a genuine academic working on this with us.
Over at his blog Cheap Talk, Sandeep Baliga–who teaches mangerial economics at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and specializes in game theory–takes a look at our ongoing effort to frame the decisionmaking involved in the House health care …
So as long as I’m on this kick of inexpertly applying economic theory to Washington, let’s try this one on for size: Does Moore’s Law apply to congressional scandals?
This, as you may recall, was the 1965 observation of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors you could fit on a chip doubles every 18 months. In …
This photo, of President Obama meeting with health insurance executives, comes from the White House Flickrfeed:
Okay, geeks, this one’s for you.
I hereby concede that I am out of my depth with regard to the complex processes that could determine the outcome of the upcoming health care vote. Particularly when it comes to my grad-school understanding of game theory.
At his blog IPBiz, Lawrence B. Ebert looks at my Prisoner’s Dilemma post …
Okay, not so golden, then.
So what should we call it, Joe? Bronze? Brass? Whatever the metal in their currency, these were names who will go down in history for the fact that they succeeded in opening doors to power that had always been closed before to blacks. And that’s why I think it is so depressing to see it come to this.
In an excellent story for TIME.com, our colleague Alex Altman looks at what two scandals say about the storied political launching ground for trailblazing African-American politicians.:
Rangel and Paterson’s father Basil were members of Harlem’s Gang of Four, along with Percy Sutton — a civil rights activist, lawyer and local
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Just about anyone who has ever taken an economics course has probably heard of a game theory exercise known as “Prisoner’s Dilemma.” It’s worth thinking about as we look at the agonizing decision that wavering House members are about to make on health care reform–which may well be the most treacherous vote that many of them will have to …
You can’t argue with success, especially in an industry as depressed as the book-publishing business. With Sarah Palin having sold 2.2 million copies of her first book (so far), HarperCollins this morning announced she’s writing another one for them. Here’s how they describe her second endeavor as an author:
Sarah Palin’s new
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My recap of where things stand, from the new issue of dead-tree TIME.
As the House prepares for its final push on health care, there are Democratic members, particularly those from conservative districts, who are facing a hard truth: This is the kind of vote that can end a career.
I’ve found myself thinking a lot lately about one of the most extraordinary spectacles I have ever witnessed in the House …
President Obama picked up a good idea from the Republicans at last week’s health care summit, one that will add a badly needed dose of fiscal reality to the health care bill. What’s more, this Republican idea will improve the lives of tens of millions of poor people.
It has to do with the dramatic expansion of Medicaid that is …
How could I have missed this? The ultimate master of Senate procedure is now arguing the case:
“Senators are obliged to exercise their best judgment when invoking their right to extended debate,” Byrd said. ” They should also be obliged to actually filibuster — that is, go to the floor and talk, instead of finding less strenuous
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