.@rebeccaonion @HeerJeet (9/9) neo-Confederate rhetorical three-step argument going on here... <https://medium.com/@delong/weekend-reading-robert-a-heinlein-letter-for-f-m-busby-on-freedom-and-race-relations-127e20c16016 …>
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@delong@rebeccaonion Great analysis Brad. You should blog this.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
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@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet@delong how does this fit with argument Becker and Friedman that free mkt drives out discrimination?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jcohencole@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet (1/2) The Becker-Friedman argument is not that markets break up discrimination but that anonymizing2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@jcohencole@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet (2/2) bricks of discrimination. Very curious that neither better nor Friedman could see that...6 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@delong@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet isn't that Friedman saying markets drive out discrimination?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jcohencole@delong@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet only if the discrimination is not related to econ efficiency which isn't always the case2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alexzhao@delong@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet I wasn't aware that Friedman had examples of when it is efficient to discriminate. Does he?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jcohencole@alexzhao@rebeccaonion@HeerJeet wo/ anonymization it’s always efficient 2 discriminate *if consumers want a whites-only shop*3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@delong @jcohencole @alexzhao @rebeccaonion Which means you can't fight racism with just "the market" -- need collective action & laws
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@HeerJeet@delong@alexzhao@rebeccaonion and I really don't recall Friedman making the argument for collective action1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jcohencole@delong@alexzhao@rebeccaonion He supported Goldwater in 19641 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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