![]() ![]() ![]() In 2008, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial opened adjacent to the site, located on Boundary Channel Drive in Arlington, Va., and commemorates the 184 lives lost at the Pentagon and onboard American Airlines Flight 77 during the terrorist attacks. The American flag is draped over the site of impact at the Pentagon. ![]() Navy handout, sunrise at the Pentagon prior to a ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sept. ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: In this U.S. The interview serves as a preview to FP’s 2023 Climate Summit on April 26. He’ll join FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss the United States’ role in the climate crisis and the White House’s plans to reach its goals. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate. Show more ne to Beijing on climate-related issues? What should the world expect from COP28 this year? The Biden administration has introduced landmark legislation to cut carbon emissions, but can it get the rest of the world to come on board fast enough? Does Washington still have an open li. Only FP subscribers can submit questions for FP Live interviews. My question to Tyler Cowen: is there are markets in everything, why isn’t their a Scandal Pool? This sort of thing could have the potential to be a useful indicator (admittedly, it would also be ripe for manipulation by mischief-makers but so are election markets) for media and politicos - it could create a metric for off-the-record, on-the-qt-and-very-hush-hush kind of information. Contracts could be limited to, say, 3-month or 6-month time windows. Still, one could devise several market outcomes on which to bet: a Washington Post story about a scandal, a Nexis count of news stories about a scandal, or even an actual resignation. If there are prediction markets for elections, why isn’t their a prediction market for politicians and scandals? Admittedly, elections have a clear end date and (hopefully) a clear winner. So here’s my question to economists and political scientists. And, Lord knows, everyone knew Bill Clinton had a problem before a story broke. My Louisiana contacts tell me the same thing was true of David Vitters. Craig is clearly not the only politico that carried around the whiff of scandal before it actually hit. Popkey’s story makes it clear that rumors had been dogging Craig on this question for years, of not decades. In thinking about the fall of Larry Craig, I went back and re-read Dan Popkey’s Idaho Statesman story from last week. My question to Tyler Cowen: is there are markets in everything, why isn't their a Scandal Pool? If there are prediction markets for elections, why isn't their a prediction market for politicians and scandals? Admittedly, elections have a clear end date and (hopefully) a clear winner. So here's my question to economists and political scientists. Popkey's story makes it clear that rumors had been dogging Craig on this question for years, of not decades. In thinking about the fall of Larry Craig, I went back and re-read Dan Popkey's Idaho Statesman story from last week. ![]()
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