Procrastinating on February 14, 2016

Over at Equitable Growth — The Equitablog: Nick Bunker: Weekend reading: What’s the deal with secular stagnation? Richard Mayhew: The Sovaldi that Wasn’t Dani Rodrik: The Trade Numbers Game Richard Mayhew: The Hope of Health Care Cost Stabilization Barry Eichengreen: China’s Exchange-Rate Trap David Dayen (2013): How a Frustrated Blogger Made Expanding Social Security a Respectable Idea Brad DeLong (2014): Oversharing About Money: An International Financial Wire Transfer from Lafayette, California, USA to Ahero, Nyando District, Nyanza Province, Kenya Jack Forster: One Year In: Why A Die-Hard Mechanical Watch Lover Can’t Get The Apple Watch Off His Wrist (And Why That Matters) And Over Here: Must-Read: Richard Mayhew: The Sovaldi that Wasn’t Must-Read: I had thought that we understood rather well why freer trade created substantial winners and losers… The Archives: From One Year Ago, February 9-February 14, 2015 Liveblogging World War II: February 15, 1946: Eleanor Roosevelt Liveblogging History: February 14, 1946: ENIAC Liveblogging World War I: February 13, 1916 Liveblogging the Cold War: February 12, 1946: George Kennan Liveblogging History: February 11, 1916: Emma Goldman Liveblogging World War I: February 10, 1916: British Conscription Bill Liveblogging the Cold War: February 9, 1946: Josef Stalin Comment of the Day: Nathanael: ‘Khrushchev was a great man… Weekend Reading: C. P. Cavafy: Philhellene Live from ‘Why, This Is Hell, Nor Am I Out of It’: Donald Trump says, correctly, that Marco Rubio is the only person glad that George W. Bush was president and Richard Cheney vice president from January 21 to September 11, 2001… Weekend Reading: Scott Lemieux on How Nino Scalia Tried to Turn Jurisprudence into Partisan Professional Wrestling Live from [Fill in the Blank:] Nino Scalia: ‘I think it is very facile for people to say… …‘Oh, torture is terrible’… Live from [Fill in the Blank:] Nino Scalio in… Live from [Fill in the Blank:] I remember Nino Scalia arguing that not just Martin Luther King, Jr., but George Washington were criminals against God… Live from [Fill in the Blank:] Nino Scalia: ‘There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice… Live from the Roasterie: Sri Srinivasan? Edith Ramirez? Live from the Roasterie: In healthy republics, people who have stolen elections for others do not get to lie in state in public buildings. For the Weekend…: Earth, Wind, and Fire: Devotion Live from the Roasterie: Given Republican Senator Tom Cotton and colleagues’ letter, wholly credible. Live from the Roasterie: Doug J.: “I am fueled creatively: by my massive hatred of David Brooks… The Affordable Care Act Six Years after Passage: February 26, 2016 Must-Read: Richard Mayhew: The Hope of Health Care Cost Stabilization Might Like to Be Aware of: Karoli Kunz: Ted Cruz And Donald Trump Pull Out Their Big Guns, Shoot Each Other In Debate German Lopez: The Republican establishment packed the debate audience with Donald Trump haters Worth Reading amzn_assoc_placement = “adunit0”; amzn_assoc_enable_interest_ads = “true”; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = “brde-20”; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = “auto”; amzn_assoc_ad_type = “smart”; amzn_assoc_marketplace = “amazon”; amzn_assoc_region = “US”; amzn_assoc_title = “ “; amzn_assoc_linkid = “9707f6b8f0060951d7c86cdb17659927”; amzn_assoc_emphasize_categories = “1000”;

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