Basically I'm just going to focus on the political economy, and problems of information asymmetry and game theoretic issues with the assertion that armed guards in schools will lead to no more mass shootings. For those who missed Wayne LaPierre's speech, Jason Linkins at the Huffington Post provides a really good assessment of it. With … Continue reading Facepalmz: Gun control, armed guards in schools, etc. (Part 2)
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Facepalmz: More gun control thoughts (Part 1)
My last post got a little snarky toward the end, so I'm going to try to stick to purely behavioral or game theoretic arguments in this installment. I can already tell you I will fail. Without further ado, into the Thunderdome (of game-theoretic gun control arguments). 1 ) If they charge them, they will win … Continue reading Facepalmz: More gun control thoughts (Part 1)
My ordered thoughts on mass shootings and gun control
So I left a note on Facebook this past weekend that got some likes and a 'share' even. Being a Facebook post, it was long on emotion and a little shorter on precision, so I promised a friend a blog post that was a bit more structured with regard to gun control, mass shootings. Here … Continue reading My ordered thoughts on mass shootings and gun control
ArmsGlobe: Google, PRIO and the Igarape Institute map the arms trade
I was scanning the Huffington Post this morning and came across the headline Global Arms Trade From 1992-2010 Visualized By Google. Tech, arms trading, and maps; sounded interesting since small arms control is something I'm deeply interested in. Using the NISAT database, PRIO, Google and the Igarape Institute got together and created an interactive map of the global … Continue reading ArmsGlobe: Google, PRIO and the Igarape Institute map the arms trade
Charles P. Martin-Shields 