OMNILIBRIUM
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  ARTICLES
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Problems with objective evaluation of government policies. Part I. The unemployment data paradox72% 9
Why is the crime rate so high in Venezuela?70% 3
The one thing that Trump has in common with Berny Sanders is trade60% 11
What can Berny Sanders do when there's a Republican congress?64% 8
Do most charities have negative utility?71% 2


  DEBATES
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Will election of a republican president result in actual right-wing policies?71% 17
Should Macro Rubio disavow Stalinist advisor Max Boot51% 4
Should the ideal of democracy be about holding politicians accountable?61% 4
Should a Special Prosecutor be appointed for the email scandal?61% 9
Can competition be created in an education market of perfect irrationality?72% 8


  LINKS
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The Sliding Scale of Bullshit Jobs56% 5
The Cause of This Nightmare Election? Media Greed and Shameless Traffic Worship58% 4
Two Malthusian scares61% 2
Dura lex, sed lex?69% 2
Trump Says He Will Force Apple to Manufacture in the US Even Though That Makes Absolutely No Sense61% 4


  BLOGS
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Yay Stability Rents  ◊ OvercomingBias63% 0
Kolmogorov Complicity And The Parable Of Lightning  ◊ SlateStarCodex73% 0
The things that you think CAUSE inflation are merely the symptoms of price stickiness  ◊ TheMoneyIllusion61% 0
The Economics of Attention  ◊ MarginalRevolution63% 0
[Link] Time to Exit the Sandbox  ◊ LessWrong62% 0


  GENERAL
Open Thread 16
Feedback: Comments - Suggestions - Criticism 183

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