Moved to Substack
Rajiv Sethi
by Rajiv
2y ago
This post is long overdue.  About a year ago, I copied over all posts from here to Substack, and have been publishing occasional posts there ever since. Although Substack is being used by many writers as a subscription-based service, it can also be used as an old-fashioned blog that can be read by all without charge. And that's how I plan to use it. You can subscribe (for free) if you like, or just vist the page from time to time:  https://rajivsethi.substack.com/  The older posts on substack will link back to this blog, so I'll leave this up indefinitely. Here are a couple of r ..read more
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Time for Individual Accounts at the Fed
Rajiv Sethi
by Rajiv
4y ago
As the COVID-19 virus tears through our bodies and our economy, policy makers are struggling to come up with a response that is bold enough to meet the challenge. Public health officials have urged us to adopt social distancing and other preventive measures, and to self-quarantine once exposed. Airlines have suspended routes, sports leagues have cancelled seasons, universities have moved classes online, and mayors and governors have mandated closures and cancellations. All of this will inflict extraordinary hardship on millions of people, especially on those who fall ill, those who care for ..read more
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Deadly Force: Then and Now
Rajiv Sethi
by Rajiv
4y ago
On Wednesday, October 30 there was an extraordinary conference at the Schomburg Center, marking the 75th anniversary of Gunnar Myrdal's American Dilemma. The conference was conceived and organized by Alondra Nelson and Dan O'Flaherty, and video of the entire event is available in two parts here (click on the landing page to see a menu). A companion digital platform brings to a much wider audience research memoranda written by the many exceptional scholars who worked alongside Myrdal, but who remain largely "hidden figures" to this day. Speakers at the conference were limited to ten minutes ..read more
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