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Symbolic Politics and Fiscal Conservatism

By On March 20, 2011 · 11 Comments · In Current Events

Here's a bit of symbolic politics from the right.  The US debt is a problem.  (So far, so good).  So how do we combat it?  Cut funding to NPR!

Meanwhile, as Art Carden notes, yesterday the US and its allies fired 110 tomahawk missiles [...]

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Are No-Fly Zones Symbolic Politics at Work?

By On March 18, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Current Events

Will Wilkinson claims they are:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/03/war_theatre

Excerpt:

So what is the attraction to no-fly zones? I’m afraid it is that no-fly zones are a theatrical way of taking a stand on the side of righteousness without seeming to put much at risk. This combination of potent symbolism and apparently limited commitment [...]

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Symbolic Politics is Morally Repugnant

By On March 16, 2011 · 11 Comments · In Economics, Social Justice

In textbook neoclassical economics, the minimum wage is expected to cause unemployment among the least productive workers. Various economists from a wide range of ideological backgrounds dispute this. Perhaps I do too, so there is no need to argue with me about minimum wage law.

You may have seen this before. It’s worth a look:

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