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Not checkable Tyler Cowen Not checkable Oct 2011 Brilliant, insightful, with occasional lapses of taste, quintessential Trivers Tyler Cowen · Not checkable · Oct 2011
Resolved true Tyler Cowen Factual Oct 2011 John Blundell's Ladies of Liberty contains biographical sketches of libertarian and libertarian-themed women in U.S. history. Tyler Cowen · Factual · Oct 2011 Other
Not checkable Tyler Cowen Not checkable Oct 2011 The best book on the potential for open, networked science, looking forward. Tyler Cowen · Not checkable · Oct 2011
Resolved true Tyler Cowen Factual Oct 2011 Ladies of Liberty includes Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Patterson, Rose Friedman, Jane Jacobs and others. Tyler Cowen · Factual · Oct 2011 Other
Unresolvable Tyler Cowen Factual Oct 2011 Tyler Cowen got bored of the new Eugenides novel by page 200. Tyler Cowen · Factual · Oct 2011 Other
Unresolvable Tyler Cowen Factual Oct 2011 Joshua Gans wrote about the book in two posts, the latter linking to Michael's TEDx talk. Tyler Cowen · Factual · Oct 2011 Other
Mixed Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 As of 2011, Amazon was the world's largest bookseller. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Great incumbent software companies like Oracle and Microsoft are increasingly threatened with irrelevance by new software offerings like… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 As of 2011, Google was the largest direct marketing platform. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Companies in every industry need to assume that a software revolution is coming. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 I’m privileged to work with some of the best of the new breed of software companies, and I can tell you they’re really good at what they do. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Mixed Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 As of August 2011, major public technology companies had all-time low price/earnings ratios. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Mostly true Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 Skype, the fastest growing telecom company, was just bought by Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 There’s no way through this problem other than education, and we have a long way to go. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Prediction 20 Aug 2011 Andreessen expected that over the next 10 years many more industries would be disrupted by software, with new world-beating Silicon Valley companies doing the disruption in more cases than not. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · 20 Aug 2011 Technology
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Prediction 20 Aug 2011 In Andreessen's view, health care and education are next up for fundamental software-based transformation. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · 20 Aug 2011 Technology
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Prediction 20 Aug 2011 The trend toward hybrid and electric vehicles will accelerate the shift of cars to software control. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · 20 Aug 2011 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Software is eating the world. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 We believe that many of the prominent new Internet companies are building real, high-growth, high-margin, highly defensible businesses. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 The good news about building a company during times like this is that the companies that do succeed are going to be extremely strong and… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Traditional record labels increasingly exist only to provide those software companies with content. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Prediction 20 Aug 2011 If the new software companies perform as expected, they will become highly valuable cornerstone companies in the global economy, addressing markets far larger than tech has historically pursued. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Six decades into the computer revolution, four decades since the invention of the microprocessor, and two decades into the rise of the… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Practically every financial transaction, from someone buying a cup of coffee to someone trading a trillion dollars of credit default… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Joseph Schumpeter, the economist who coined the term “creative destruction,” would be proud. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 In 2011 cars' software runs engines, controls safety features, provides entertainment and navigation, and connects cars to mobile, satellite and GPS networks. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 That’s the big opportunity. I know where I’m putting my money. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Mixed Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 As of 2011, Netflix was the largest video service by number of subscribers. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Now even the books themselves are software. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Resolved false Marc Andreessen Prediction 20 Aug 2011 Within 10 years of 2011, at least five billion people worldwide will own smartphones. Marc Andreessen · Prediction · 20 Aug 2011 Technology
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 In 2011 running a basic Internet application in Amazon's cloud cost about $1,500 a month. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Technology
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 And, perhaps most telling, you can’t have a bubble when people are constantly screaming “Bubble!” Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 As of 2011, LinkedIn was the fastest growing recruiting company. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Even national defense is increasingly software-based. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Our combination of great research universities, a pro-risk business culture, deep pools of innovation-seeking equity capital and reliable… Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Resolved true Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 Marc Andreessen said Disney had to buy Pixar, a software company, to remain relevant in animated movies. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Likewise for FedEx, which is best thought of as a software network that happens to have trucks, planes and distribution hubs attached. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Resolved true Marc Andreessen Factual 20 Aug 2011 Videogame makers are today's fastest growing entertainment companies, with the industry growing to $60 billion from $30 billion five years earlier. Marc Andreessen · Factual · 20 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 the result is a global economy that for the first time will be fully digitally wired Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 Photography, of course, was eaten by software long ago. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Marc Andreessen Not checkable 20 Aug 2011 The best new movie production company in many decades, Pixar, was a software company. Marc Andreessen · Not checkable · 20 Aug 2011
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 But when they did the asking, they spared me. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Not researched Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 Middle-class Americans typically fall into the 15 and 25 percent income tax brackets and also pay heavy payroll taxes. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Own records only Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 The tax burdens of the other 20 people in Buffett's office ranged from 33 to 41 percent and averaged 36 percent. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 The mega-rich in the US continue to receive extraordinary tax breaks, as of August 2011. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Resolved true Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 Some investment managers among the mega-rich earn billions of dollars from their work. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 If you make money with money, as some of my super-rich friends do, your percentage may be a bit lower than mine. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 It’s nice to have friends in high places. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 The mega-rich pay income taxes at 15 percent on most of their earnings but pay practically nothing in payroll taxes. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 But if you earn money from a job, your percentage will surely exceed mine — most likely by a lot. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Unresolvable Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 Buffett's 2010 federal tax payment was 17.4 percent of his taxable income, a lower percentage than that paid by any of the other 20 people in his office. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 Some mega-rich investment managers who earn billions are allowed to classify their income as carried interest, which is taxed at a 15 percent rate. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 Warren Buffett's 2010 federal tax bill, including income tax and payroll taxes paid by and on behalf of him, was $6,938,744. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 They, too, were left untouched. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 To understand why, you need to examine the sources of government revenue. Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Resolved true Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 Holders of stock index futures for 10 minutes have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they were long-term investors. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Warren Buffett Not checkable 15 Aug 2011 These and other blessings are showered upon us by legislators in Washington who feel compelled to protect us, much as if we were spotted… Warren Buffett · Not checkable · 15 Aug 2011
Not researched Warren Buffett Factual 15 Aug 2011 About 80 percent of US federal government revenues in 2010 came from personal income taxes and payroll taxes. Warren Buffett · Factual · 15 Aug 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 The company being discussed, which the resolution criteria take to be Family Dollar, has 14% of its sales in higher-margin products, compared with figures of 22% and 20% that the speaker cited for comparison. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 It’s actually remarkably good business. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar spends about $325,000 per new store, by Ackman's estimate. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 The business being discussed has net debt of about $100 million and is a profitable, consistent business. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 This is a case where building new stories is a very attractive proposition, and we want all the stores they can build. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar has a market capitalisation of about $6.5 billion. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Ackman said the business he was describing earns a 20% return on capital overall. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 In 2006, with its inventory liquidation, Dollar General performed worse than Family Dollar. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 I’ll be shopping there soon based on what he had to say. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 I’ll do anything for charity. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Own records only Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Bill Ackman says his firm makes about 15% of its money from passive ideas. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Ackman said that the company he was discussing had 20,000 units ("They've got 20K units"); the quote does not name the company, and it lists Family Dollar and Dollar General as smaller competitors. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Dollar General performs much better than Family Dollar. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Since KKR took over Dollar General, it has massively outperformed its competitor Family Dollar. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar is increasing its stores' opening hours. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Own records only Bill Ackman Promise 6 Jun 2011 Bill Ackman says he will send out all the slides from his presentation. Bill Ackman · Promise · 6 Jun 2011 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar prices slightly above Walmart while offering more convenience. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Prediction 6 Jun 2011 If the business matched what KKR and the management team achieved at Dollar General, keeping the multiple the same as Dollar General's, investors would make a 70% profit versus the prior night's close. Bill Ackman · Prediction · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Since KKR took over Dollar General, the company has achieved much higher profitability than its competitor when measured by EBIT per square foot, which Ackman attributes to running the business better and more efficiently. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Walmart charges about 5% less than Family Dollar for the same kinds of goods. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar expects to complete its $750 million buyback by fall 2011. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar's new stores earn roughly a 37-50% return on investment, by Ackman's estimate. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Prediction 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar will return to 5-7% annual unit growth. Bill Ackman · Prediction · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 They spent the money intelligently and they earn a very attractive return on new stores. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Bill Ackman says he had an even better GDP-type idea but it was not liquid enough to present at the conference. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 On that circumstance, you make nothing, but it’s a sound investment. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar is in the middle of a $750 million share buyback. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 What I like about it is actually it serves them well. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Drug stores, which sell the same kind of goods, charge 20% more, and supermarkets about 15% more, than the retailer being discussed. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Bill Ackman's presented investment idea is Family Dollar. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 I have 2 minutes and 25 seconds left, so you owe me like $1M for finishing on time. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 This is the passive idea because somebody else is already doing the work. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Mixed Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar trades at a price-earnings ratio of 14. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar is focused on increasing the percentage of sales in higher-margin products. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Mixed Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar continues to take market share even during difficult economic environments. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 I never consider any bid on something I own hostile. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 from an anti-trust point of view, we think Dollar General can buy the business. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Dollar General has outperformed Family Dollar on same-store sales, sales per square foot, margins, profit growth and unit growth. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 6 Jun 2011 But actually, it’s our idea. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 6 Jun 2011
Not researched Bill Ackman Factual 6 Jun 2011 Family Dollar's same-store sales do better during recessionary environments. Bill Ackman · Factual · 6 Jun 2011 Economics and markets
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Tyler Cowen

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“Includes Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Patterson, Rose Friedman, Jane Jacobs, others.”

Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution author October 2011 What I've been reading, not reading, or is in my pile (Marginal Revolution)

Ladies of Liberty includes Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Patterson, Rose Friedman, Jane Jacobs and others.

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What would count as true or false

Judged as of 2011-10. True: the table of contents of the book 'Ladies of Liberty' that Cowen refers to (likely the 2011 book of essays on female libertarian thinkers, e.g. Lawrence Reed's, not Cokie Roberts' book of the same name) includes chapters or profiles on Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Paterson, Rose Friedman and Jane Jacobs, plus other women. Misspelling 'Paterson' as 'Patterson' does not matter. Mostly true: three of the four named women are covered and the fourth is mentioned substantially. Mixed: two of the four are covered. Mostly false: only one is covered. False: none of the named women are profiled in the book.

Evidence

  1. Ladies: Not All Women Collectivist Carolina Journal · 1 June 2012
    “Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane; Isabel Paterson; Lila Acheson Wallace; Vivien Kellems; Taylor Caldwell; Clare Boothe Luce; Ayn Rand; Rose Director Friedman; Jane Jacobs; and Dorian Fisher.”
  2. Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made a Difference in American History Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) · 10 December 2012
    “Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Paterson, Lila Acheson Wallace, Vivien Kellems, Taylor Caldwell, Clare Boothe Luce, Ayn Rand, Rose Director Friedman, Jane Jacobs, and Dorian Fisher.”
  3. Ladies for Liberty | Independent Women Independent Women · 9 March 2012
    “11. Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane 12. Isabel Mary Paterson”

Reasoning

I checked three independent reviews of the book, which is titled "Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made a Difference in American History." The Carolina Journal (E1) and FEE (E2) reviews list the women the book profiles, and both include Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Paterson, Rose Director Friedman and Jane Jacobs. Both lists also name other women, such as Lila Acheson Wallace, Vivien Kellems and Ayn Rand. The Independent Women listing (E3) separately shows chapters on Rose Wilder Lane and Isabel Paterson. Cowen's "Ladies of Liberty" differs slightly from the book's title, and he spelled Paterson as "Patterson," but the criteria allow this, so all four named women are covered as he said.

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Tyler Cowen, “Ladies of Liberty includes Rose Wilder Lane, Isabel Patterson, Rose Friedman, Jane Jacobs and others.” (said October 2011). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_aa81e1e8da86, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_aa81e1e8da86

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