Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Abstract empiricism of the Yglesias kind tells us almost nothing about what really happened in history.
Drawn from what John Ganz said
Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what John Ganz said
The problem with the abstract empiricism Yglesias practices is that it tells us almost nothing about what really happened. The actual history has disappeared, leaving behind a tidy little morality play about the virtues of technocratic judgment.
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