Edward Leamer: Is Econometrics a Con?
Dr. Leamer is a Professor of Economics and Statistics at UCLA who comes on the show to discuss the recent arrival of econometric analyses in medicine.
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How the Left Uses “Public Health Crises” to Get What It Wants
"Public health crisis" is essentially a left-wing stock phrase at this point, as is reflected by the fact that the solutions proffered to the social ills in question are virtually always some sort of government regulation or income redistribution scheme.
Could the Economy Survive a W-Shaped Recovery?
More threatened COVID lockdowns, and thus more bailouts and explosions of deficit spending, do not bode well for the global economy.
The False-Positive Panic over COVID-19
False positives and false negatives remain a very large problem. Our current testing regime has alarmed the planet without contributing a health benefit.
The COVID-19 Panic Shows Us Why Science Needs Skeptics
Every major scientific advance challenged the “settled science” of its day and was often denounced as pernicious and false, even dangerous.
US Trade Is Crippled by the American Government, Not the Chinese
Our government is forever whining about, threatening against, high drug prices. Our pharmaceutical industry is “fighting” the Chinese in this economic “war” with both its hands tied behind its back.
Rohin Francis: Britain, COVID, and Race in Medicine
Dr. Rohin Francis joins Accad and Koka for a wide ranging discussion on racism in medicine, COVID in Britain, and how minority groups have fared in Britain.
