Bill Mitchell: QE Failed in Japan
A short and devastating proof that QE was a bust in Japan.
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Gaius Publius: How the Democrats Could, and Probably Will, Blow 2020
How the Democrats are conspiring to snatch defeat from the jaws of a 2020 victory.
Read more...Hoisted from E-Mail: Brexit, Security, and the UK’s Coming Poodledom
Adding to the tally of how the UK will come out a loser thanks to Brexit.
Read more...Middle East Nightmare, Made in Washington
How the US is at risk of creating Armageddon in the Middle East.
Read more...Another Naked Capitalism Milestone: 20,000 Posts and Counting!
Naked Capitalism blasts through another milestone!
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Can Nudging Become A New Road To Serfdom?
Nudging and soft authoritarianism…
Read more...CalPERS to Investigate CFO Charles Asubonten, But Will It Look into Misrepresentations on His Employment Application?
CalPERS has finally accepted that it needs investigate the apparent misrepresentations in recently-hired CFO Charles Asubonten’s resume and Form 700, but will the probe go far enough?
Read more...Why the Problem Is Economics, Not Economists
A critique of the monoculture in economics.
Read more...Links 4/20/18
EU (Finally) Slaps Down UK on Fantasy Irish Border Solutions
More Brexit bad news, even though the UK should not be surprised.
Read more...US Opioid Prescriptions Fall at Record Rate
Some good news on the opioid front is not good enough.
Read more...When Criminal Justice and Environmental Justice Collide
Environmental protestors,like other protestors, run the risk of facing jail time. That exposure is heightened by the fact that “out” groups have more reason to be demanding change.
Read more...China Warns Australia Against Being a Democracy
China throws its weight around even more casually than the US does, achieving the difficult task of making Trump look not so bad.
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