Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Fightin' Words

A woman who loved a good fight
Would demand, as she argued all night,
Philosophical heft
From those on the left
And empirical proof from the right.

A recent walk through the economic blogosphere left the impression that liberals (of the progressive variety, as in this randomly selected post by Paul Krugman) like to base their arguments on data, history and "whatever works;" while conservatives (particularly of the supply side or libertarian variety) seem to prefer philosophy, game theory, analogies or even the US constitution - anything but empirical studies.
Posted by Dr. Goose
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5 comments:

  1. Madeleine Begun KaneApril 27, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Excellent! Thanks so much for participating in my latest Limerick-Off with this delightful contribution!

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  2. Dr. GooseApril 27, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Mad, your Limerick-Off is a great forum, and I love it when I can use one of your first lines in an economic limerick!

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  3. Madeleine Begun KaneApril 30, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    I love when you can do it too. :) Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoy participating!

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  4. Madeleine Begun KaneMay 1, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    I'm back to congratulate you for winning Limerick of the week for this wonderful limerick:
    Thanks so much! Limerick of the Week 7.

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  5. whome2249June 13, 2022 at 12:25 PM

    Someone always saves and this time with work, for example, that freepaperwriter.com exists, I recommend it, any written essay is written on it, and everything is written neatly, correctly

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