Davos Newbies

Tyler Cowen: “Like so much of economics, the strongest argument for game theory is simply to chat with someone who doesn’t know any.”

I like Harold Pinter’s plays and, over the years, I’ve generally put myself on the same side of the political spectrum as him. But recently, his anti-Americanism has gotten completely out of control even for a Bush opponent like me.

That said, his Nobel speech will be one to hear, whether the content is palatable or not. I suspect it won’t be particularly literary.