Steve Randy Waldman (born 1970) is a

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and writer known for his commentary on contemporary

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at his blog Interfluidity. Educated at the

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, and

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, Waldman is a

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programmer and wrote the c3p0 tool. He is most well known for his economics posts at Interfluidity, which have been cited by

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Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen (; born January 21, 1962) is an American economist, columnist, blogger, and podcaster. He is a professor at George Mason University, where he holds the Holbert L. Harris chair in the economics department. Cowen writes the "Economic ...

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, the

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, and Matt Levine. Waldman supports a

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(or other ways to provide a strong social safety net) and otherwise describes himself as "Danish libertarian". Waldman is known for his criticism of

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quotes "An enduring truth about financial regulation is this: Given the discretion to do so, financial regulators will always do the wrong thing."

of the

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often cites Waldman; he talks about him 'going medieval' on

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, and another time: "we are indeed, as Steve Randy Waldman says, all dorks". The writer and novelist

Adelle Waldman Adelle Waldman is an American novelist, columnist and blogger. Her first novel, '' The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.'', was published in 2013. Life and education Waldman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1977. She has one brother, Steve Ran ...

is Waldman's sister. His mother, Jacqueline Waldman, was a chemistry professor at

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References

External links

interfluidity
Waldman's blog
c3p0
Waldman's tool for "JDBC3 Connection and Statement Pooling" {{DEFAULTSORT:Waldman, Steve Randy American economics writers American male non-fiction writers American libertarians 1970 births Living people American bloggers 21st-century American non-fiction writers American male bloggers New College of Florida alumni