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FILTER RESULTS ►My Review Fear Itself by Ira Katznelson
(David Bernstein) has been published at Reason.com. It’s not a favorable review–I argue that Katznelson grossly exaggerates the extent to which FDR was stymied from pursuing a progressive agenda by the power of southern Congressmen, and that he is unpersuasive in excusing some of Roosevelt’s worst policies on the grounds that the alternative was to put democracy [...]
David Bernstein on the New Deal and Civil Rights
One theme of Ira
Katznelson’s Fear Itself is that politicians
from the Jim Crow South controlled key committees in both houses of
Congress in the 1930s, and therefore exerted a huge influence on
he course of the New Deal. That part, David Bernstein notes in his
review, is true. Show More Summary
Congratulations to Jeffrey Rosen, New President and CEO of the National Constitution Center
(David Bernstein) My law school classmate and GW professor Jeff Rosen has been named the new president and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Jeff and I have sometimes sparred on this blog (no, Jeff, there is no still such thing as the “Constitution in Exile movement,”) but he’s a top notch and amazingly prolific [...]
Apple: Bernstein Tells CNBC ‘Modest Upside’ Without ‘Revolutionary’ Products
CNBC this morning hosted Appaloosa Management’s David Tepper, who said Apple (AAPL) is still a good investment, but he’s waiting to find out if the company is going to introduce something “revolutionary” or merely “evolutionary.” The channel’s Carl Quintanilla later hosted a discussion with Bernstein Research‘s Toni Sacconaghi, who said that the biggest opportunities include [...]
Standing Up for Matthew Yglesias on International Labor Standards
(David Bernstein) I missed this controversy when it broke two weeks ago, but Matthew Yglesias noted that the “entire Internet” seemed to be mad at him for a post that, really, just reflects common economic sense. He wrote: Bangladesh may or may not need tougher workplace safety rules, but it’s entirely appropriate for Bangladesh to have different—and, [...]
The Moral Sickness of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement against Israel
(David Bernstein) Summarized in two headlines: Today: Chomsky helped lobby Hawking to boycott Israel event Last October: Islamic University of Gaza awards honorary doctorate to Chomsky You might assume that Chomsky at least avoided meeting...Show More Summary
No, It’s not the Grossly Exaggerated Dialogue of a Bad Guy in an Ayn Rand Novel
(David Bernstein) But it sure sounds like it. Here is University of Maryland philosophy professor Firmin DeBrabander, writing in the New York Times Opinionator blog: But why do we presume individual agency in the first place? Why do we insist on it stubbornly, irrationally, often recklessly?.... To be human, according to Spinoza, is to be party [...]
Rodney Smolla Steps Down as Furman President
(David Bernstein) Rodney Smolla, previously a prominent law professor and dean of Washington & Lee School of Law, has resigned from his position as president of Furman University for personal reasons. According to this story, he is recently divorced from his wife of fourteen years. Smolla will be a visiting professor at Duke and Georgia law schools [...]
HRW’s Kenneth Roth Fails Reading Comprehension
(David Bernstein) Via NY Time “The Lede” Blog: In November 2012, Amnesty International tweeted, “Feel enraged by the violence in #Gaza & #Israel? Demand that @netanyahu & @AlqassamBrigade stop attacks on civilians.” Egyptian activist Mona Seif responded, “@amnesty you don’t ask an occupied nation to stop their ‘Resistance’ to end violence!!! SHAME ON YOU!” Human Rights Director [...]
Excellent Statement of the Modern Liberal Libertarian Vision
(David Bernstein) I say “liberal” because one can be a believer in a minimal state, but still, e.g., be a racist, not care for a culture that respects women, or not be especially inclined toward reason as opposed to superstition and conspiracy theory. So here it is, from Daniel Bier at the Skeptical Libertarian blog, via Walter [...]
3M Company's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
3M Company (MMM) Q1 2013 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2013 09:00 AM ET Executives Inge Thulin - Chairman, President, CEO David Meline - SVP, CFO Matt Ginter - VP, Investor Relations Analysts Steven Winoker - Sanford Bernstein Scott...Show More Summary
John Terry Refuses to Shake Hands With FA Chairman David Bernstein
Chelsea’s John Terry refused to shake hands with Football Association Chairman David Bernstein today in a ceremony in London to hand over the UEFA Champions League trophy to the FA. “It’s a difficult one for me – he went and … Continue...Show More Summary
Jazz Great Louis Armstrong on Government Make-Work Jobs
(David Bernstein) The song happens to be about the New Deal WPA, but the lyrics apply more broadly. (For that matter, academia is hardly exempt from the phenomenon of people with guaranteed employment often slacking off.)
Bendectin is Back
(David Bernstein) Thirty years after Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals pulled the morning sickness drug Bendectin off the American market in response to a waive of junk science-inspired claims that it caused limb reduction birth defects, the product is returning to the market under a new name with a new manufacturer. Contrary to what one might reasonably surmise from [...]
Looking for Some Lost Relatives
(David Bernstein) Four years back, I post the following: Tonight marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, so I thought I’d recount the little I know about the closest relative I know of who was murdered, my great-grandmother’s sister, Chana Basia (Anna) (Tetenbaum) Bogusz. Show More Summary
Jared Bernstein Gets Efficiency Wrong
(April 6, 2013 05:38 PM, by David Henderson) Jared Bernstein, formerly chief economist for Vice-President Joe Biden, argues for a measure that I agree with him on, but ends up arguing, on one criterion, against the measure. He doesn't know that this argument goes the other way, which... (0 COMMENTS)
Phoenix “Not Looking for Strong Swimmers” for Lifeguard Jobs
(David Bernstein) You can’t make this stuff up. The city of Phoenix, concerned that “too many” of its lifeguards are white and that kids in non-white neighborhood pools can’t relate, is recruiting black and Hispanic kids who are not strong swimmers. A student featured in the article tells the NPR reporter, “Honestly, I have a little bit [...]
Speaking of College Admissions….
(David Bernstein) I was asked for advice by parents seeking a college for their daughter. I thought I’d crowd-source it. The girl has some unique needs: she is Jewish and she (a) keeps kosher, so she needs the availability of kosher food, but she is not Orthodox and Stern College would not be a good environment for [...]
College Admissions and Affirmative Action for the Well-Off
(David Bernstein) Instapundit links to this Daily Beast piece: These days, a nearly-perfect GPA is the barest requisite for an elite institution. You’re also supposed to be a top notch athlete and/or musician, the master of multiple extracurriculars. Summers should preferably be spent doing charitable work, hopefully in a foreign country, or failing that, at least attending [...]
Watch Out U.S. News, Angie’s List to Rank Law Schools
(David Bernstein) Paul Caron has the details at Taxprof. In addition to the obvious potential effects on law school incentives to satisfy their customers, I wonder how giving all law students free Angie’s List memberships will skew local reviews of other businesses. Nascent lawyers are known to be, shall we say, more combative than the average twenty-something. [...]
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