Kathianne
09-01-2022, 04:32 PM
Truth is that while this example is a democrat criticizing democrats, both sides are doing their utmost to silence others and the consequences may well be catastrophic:
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/09/01/auto-draft-58-n493952
Jason Furman: It's too bad so many people tried to shout down those who wanted schools to reopen (Update)
JOHN SEXTON (https://hotair.com/author/john-s-2)Sep 01, 2022 3:26 PM ET
If you don’t remember Jason Furman, he was the chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors. Just a few days ago he offered some criticism (https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/08/29/jason-furman-who-led-obamas-council-of-economic-advisors-says-student-debt-relief-is-a-bad-idea-n493134) of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan. And at the end of that particular interview, he made a broader point about the heat surrounding the debate (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/an-economists-case-against-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/671259/):
I will say, of all the policy issues I’ve ever discussed, the level of vitriol directed against anyone who disagrees [with the debt-relief plan] is incredibly high. There is something that is so emotive for people. It has made it harder for analytic people to enter the conversation. And I think the odds of bad unintended consequences, imposed on people paying for the policy now or imposed on students in the future, have gone up a lot.
That idea, that the personally vicious nature of these debates keeps people who are trying to be analytic from joining in, is something that Furman brought up again today in a Twitter thread on another topic. Withthe release (https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2022/09/01/the-kids-are-not-all-right-post-pandemic-4th-grade-test-scores-suffer-worst-drop-in-decades-n493779) today of testing data showing that pandemic learning loss is very significant Furman made the same point with regard to the school reopening debate.
Emily Oster is an economist at Brown University who was one of the most vocal people pushing for school reopening. In July 2020 she wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled “Parents Can’t Wait Around Forever (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/parents-need-facts-kids-covid-19/613744/).” Here’s her conclusion.
The fact is, parents can’t wait around forever. As long as they have to stay home with children, they cannot truly participate in the workforce. The facts right now suggest that reopening schools would not lead to disaster, but more information shouldn’t be so hard to come by.
And as she collected more data, Oster became more confident and attracted both support and a lot of critics. The NY Times wrote about the dynamic (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/emily-oster-school-reopening.html) in June 2021:
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https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/09/01/auto-draft-58-n493952
Jason Furman: It's too bad so many people tried to shout down those who wanted schools to reopen (Update)
JOHN SEXTON (https://hotair.com/author/john-s-2)Sep 01, 2022 3:26 PM ET
If you don’t remember Jason Furman, he was the chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors. Just a few days ago he offered some criticism (https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/08/29/jason-furman-who-led-obamas-council-of-economic-advisors-says-student-debt-relief-is-a-bad-idea-n493134) of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan. And at the end of that particular interview, he made a broader point about the heat surrounding the debate (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/an-economists-case-against-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/671259/):
I will say, of all the policy issues I’ve ever discussed, the level of vitriol directed against anyone who disagrees [with the debt-relief plan] is incredibly high. There is something that is so emotive for people. It has made it harder for analytic people to enter the conversation. And I think the odds of bad unintended consequences, imposed on people paying for the policy now or imposed on students in the future, have gone up a lot.
That idea, that the personally vicious nature of these debates keeps people who are trying to be analytic from joining in, is something that Furman brought up again today in a Twitter thread on another topic. Withthe release (https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2022/09/01/the-kids-are-not-all-right-post-pandemic-4th-grade-test-scores-suffer-worst-drop-in-decades-n493779) today of testing data showing that pandemic learning loss is very significant Furman made the same point with regard to the school reopening debate.
Emily Oster is an economist at Brown University who was one of the most vocal people pushing for school reopening. In July 2020 she wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled “Parents Can’t Wait Around Forever (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/parents-need-facts-kids-covid-19/613744/).” Here’s her conclusion.
The fact is, parents can’t wait around forever. As long as they have to stay home with children, they cannot truly participate in the workforce. The facts right now suggest that reopening schools would not lead to disaster, but more information shouldn’t be so hard to come by.
And as she collected more data, Oster became more confident and attracted both support and a lot of critics. The NY Times wrote about the dynamic (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/emily-oster-school-reopening.html) in June 2021:
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