March 20, 2011
Symbolic Politics and Fiscal Conservatism
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,…
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March 18, 2011
Are No-Fly Zones Symbolic Politics at Work?
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…
March 16, 2011
Symbolic Politics is Morally Repugnant
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…