AEI’s Kevin Hassett knew Piketty was wrong before he ever read him. There is no possible world in which Kevin Hassett did anything else but say Piketty was wrong. That’s fine, but what’s not fine is this shit: If you look at what’s been going on in his data, then the share of income going… Continue reading Kevin Hassett Misrepresents Piketty
Author: Matt Bruenig
Peter Frase on class identity
Peter Frase wrote a post on class identity, among other things. The piece critiques the familiar claim that class is different from other identity categories like race and gender because the proper leftist aim is to create a classless society, not a merely class-inclusive society. Frase claims that “class” as used in the “classless society”… Continue reading Peter Frase on class identity
Pick-up basketball and grab what you can
There are three types of governing regimes: Lawless — There are no rules preventing people from acting on the bodies of others. There are no rules preventing people from acting on pieces of the world. Grab World — There are rules preventing people from acting on the bodies of others. There are no rules preventing… Continue reading Pick-up basketball and grab what you can
Jacobinghazi Recap
An anonymous emailer at jacobinghazi@gmail.com sent me this remarkable recap of the tornado of unhinged lunacy that was the Jacobinghazi affair. I uploaded the images to imgur. They appear to read in order as a story. It seems largely accurate, though I’ve never used Stata. CLICK HERE FOR THE IMAGES
More opportunistic misreads
I wrote previously about the dust up caused by Sarah Kendzior’s penchant for intentionally misreading things. She does that a lot. It’s pretty silly. Anyways, she’s at it again: Last RT is re: Elizabeth Stoker, who said that I had to be “disciplined” through “character assassination”, as I received rape threats This tweet is in… Continue reading More opportunistic misreads