Author Archives: Lambert Strether
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/9/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics , Antisemitism Awareness Act, Trump’s Bragg trial, the perfect cheese sauce ~
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Alvin Bragg’s Theories (Plural) of the Case in People v. Trump May Be Gradually Emerging (There Are Three)
The architecture of Bragg’s case, and the state of play of its various elements.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 5/8/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Read more...Consumers Regard the Cost of Money as Part of the Cost of Living
This column examines why consumer sentiment in the US remained depressed in 2023 despite low unemployment and falling inflation, and finds that increasing borrowing costs can explain much of this gap.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 5/7/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Stormy Daniels takes the stand, vaccine hesitancy, why have kids stopped reading? ~
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2:00PM Water Cooler 5/6/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Trump faces jail, Hope Hicks testifies (and cries), Texas dairies refuse to allow Federal epidemiological field studies ~
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How ‘Apocalypse’ Became a Secular as Well as a Religious Idea
The meaning of “apocalypse” has expanded in recent decades from an exclusively religious idea to include other, more human-driven apocalyptic scenarios
Read more...Could WHO’s Technical Report on “Pathogens That Transmit Through the Air” Already Be Obsolete, Two Weeks After Its Release?
WHO’s terminology and WHO’s science are both questionable.
Read more...Which Industries Lost Jobs, Which Gained Jobs: Longer-Term Employment Trends in Charts
Which Industries Lost Jobs, Which Gained Jobs: Longer-Term Employment Trends in Charts
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