Olof Weber

"Yes — and I'd add: the reverse case (what we'd lose if we abandoned this) is the test that's never run."

"Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking."

What's the most-misread book in our tradition?

"Concrete counterexample: the Spanish minimum-income rollout. The data complicates the story you're telling, but it doesn't break it."

"This is the cleanest articulation of the disagreement I've read here. I still don't agree, but I can finally see why I don't."

Reading ladder — one book per cell, max difficulty.

"Good post. Saving it. Coming back when I have a real reply."