Category: Levitt
Dubner claims that ocean acidification is addressed in Superfreakonomics, but it isn't and anyone who looks can see this for themselves.
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Levitt and Dubner still haven't engaged with their critics' arguments and continue to respond with nothing more than name calling. Their latest piece in USA Today likens climate scientists to flat Earthers.
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Category: Levitt
Steve Levitt claims that that the difference between himself and his critics is that he is merely addressing a different question. He is wrong.
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It seems that the only people who like the global cooling chapter of Superfreakonomics are global warming denialists.
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Posted by Tim Lambert at 2:43 PM • 58 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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The number of factual errors and misrepresentations Levitt and Dubner have made in their chapter on global warming in Superfreakonomics is extraordinary.
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Category: Levitt
After Lott's lawsuit against Freakonomics was thrown out of court, he tried for a doever by amending his complaint. The judge said no, so Lott appealed. And now he's lost the appeal as well. More discussion at Volokh....
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Category: Levitt
William Ford reports on the oral arguments in Lott's appeal of the dismissal of his lawsuit against Levitt: Evans and Sykes asked all the questions. Ripple remained silent. I have only glanced at the briefs, but based on the questions...
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Posted by Tim Lambert at 10:51 PM • 7 Comments •
Category: Levitt
Ted Frank has the latest on Lott's appeal of the dismissal of his case: Lott is now claiming that the case should have been decided under the allegedly more friendly Virginia libel law than the Illinois law under which his...
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Posted by Tim Lambert at 2:21 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Levitt
Back in August I wrote how Lott tried to amend his complaint against Levitt. Unfortunately for Lott, the judge rejected his proposed amendments as "futile and unduly delayed". So now Lott is appealing the decision. William Ford has the update....
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Posted by Tim Lambert at 11:32 AM • •
Category: Levitt
When we last visited Lott's lawsuit against Levitt, Lott was asking the judge to reconsider the dismissal of his case against Freakonomics. Well, the judge denied this, so now Lott wants to amend his complaint. The new complaint adds is...
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