On people going nuts and supporting Hamas
过去几周，我们看到一些人的行为有些奇怪。一些因某事（通常是倡导）而出名的人开始不仅站在巴勒斯坦人/阿拉伯人一边，甚至站在哈马斯一边。这让我想起了我的一篇旧博客文章：/2016/04/thinking-on-military-affairs-and-going.html我认为你需要成为某种人，才敢于抛弃传统共识，直言不讳地倡导改变现状。当然，这种与主流背道而驰的意愿并不一定与伟大的判断力有关。例如，当谈到经济和货币政策时，所有这些黄金虫都是纯粹的白痴。他们把每件事都搞错了 180°，却不在乎所有的证据都对他们不利。尽管如此，他们还是敢于反对主流的金钱观点。因此，人们可能因为反对主流观点而出名，也
Based on interviews with more than 90 executives, this research paper examines how organizations can step up their analytics game by rethinking their organizational culture. Readers will learn how leading companies have improved their decision making with analytics, as well as actions they can take
A reader’s response on Census survey changes
Responding to Aaron’s post about changes to the Census’ survey methodology that will make it difficult to measure the impact of the ACA, Genevieve Kenney wrote me to remind us that there are many other good survey sources: I know you are thinking about what might be lost/gained as the CPS [Current P
On The Record (with daily recap)
CBO: Some Context for Thinking About Deficit Reduction: Soc Sec and Health Care CBO: Some Context for Thinking About Deficit Reduction: Other Spending RWJF: Lessons Learned: A Community’s Approach to Reducing Readmissions RWJF: The Role of Exchanges in Quality Improvement Today in TIE: Reflex, Austi
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CDC: Winnable battles, Tobacco Use (many links) Bloomberg law: New & improved SCOTUS blog OMB: Ltr from Jacob Lew to Harry Reid on FEMA/continuing budget resolution AEI: The benefits and limitations of Income Tax reform CBO: Some context for thinking about deficit reduction, federal revenues House B
Cost-containment shoudn't be wishful thinking
埃兹拉（Ezra）采访了著名的亲卫生经济学家乔恩·格鲁伯（Jon Gruber）。首先，我要说我对他们两个都有很大的尊重。严重地。 That said, I think Ezra pulls out a weak argument at the end: One of my frustrations with the cost-control discussion is that people set this up like a choice […]The post Cost-containment shoudn't be wishful thinking first appeared on
