You have to remember that in addition to Sports, Clio, all things piratey, and Arts and Entertainment, I’m on the site’s Economics beat, and I think this is screamingly funny. But it’s also instructive. Tulip Mania is a factual and seminal illustration of the fundamental weaknesses of Markets.
August 2019 archive
Aug 27 2019
The Breakfast Club (Genius)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Aug 26 2019
G7- 2020
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. So Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio spent a lot of time at the G7 promoting Doral (which he owns and will charge top dollar for) as the site of next year’s G7. It’s not quite a done deal yet but the fix is in. Do you remember …
Aug 26 2019
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Aug 26 2019
The Breakfast Club (Spinning Wheel)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Aug 25 2019
Rant of the Week: Chris Hayes – White Supremacist Threat
in his opening monologue before a live audience Friady, MSNBC host Chris Hayes spoke on the threat of white supremacy to equality and an open democracy.
Aug 25 2019
Italy’s Revolving Door
I missed this, been a bit busy and it didn’t show up as a topic among my other usual suspects. I think it’s significant as an indication of the pressure on most member Nations of the EuroZone and the EU. Italy’s Right-Wing Government Collapses – Will the Next One Be Better? The Real News August …
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