1.
Cabrera sounds like Captain Renault. He should
have actually said that he was “shocked – shocked to find that there were deals
like this”
2.
The deals seem pretty stupid in terms of the
level of involvement that the Koch’s wanted. I say stupid because they should
have known that it would look bad when it came out, and it wasn’t necessary. As
long as the president and provost want the money to keep coming in they will
make sure the donor is happy.
3.
Provosts and presidents can do that because universities
are like schoolyards.
5.
I will continue to judge academics at George
Mason, whether they are in economics, Mercatus, the law school, or any other
department or center, based upon what they do as individuals. That means that Mark
Koyama and Noel Johnson are among the best economic historians
working now, Robin
Hanson and Arnold
Kling are willing to play fast and loose with evidence to support their
claims, and I still don’t understand why Tyler Cowen gets so much attention.
6.
This is the third time I have posted something
critical of Democracy in Chains and I still haven’t gotten any Koch money.
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