Gluttony and Sloth
Sloth, as in lower levels of physical activity, are a much bigger contributor to population-wide gains in weight levels than caloric intake.
Read more...Sloth, as in lower levels of physical activity, are a much bigger contributor to population-wide gains in weight levels than caloric intake.
Read more...On the logic, such as it was, of FBI chief James Comey’s decision to let Hillary Clinton off the hook for her e-mail chicanery.
Read more...CalPERS at best laid a big goose egg for its 2015-2016 results. It remains in denial about its return prospects, to the detriment of beneficiaries and taxpayers.
Read more...Bullfighting and the running of the bulls as symbols of Spain’s feudal past, and why they persist.
Read more...The rise of the “middle precariat” is another sign of how badly pay levels and workplace protections have eroded.
Read more...Why money-launderer HSBC got off so easy in 2012: it had lots of official help.
Read more...By the time regulators start warning of risk, as the OCC is now in commercial real estate, it’s often too late.
Read more...Oil prices have gone wobbly…
Read more...Why bank executives are stoking a banking crisis.
Read more...A discussion of the prospects for helicopter money and how it might be used productively, such as for infrastructure spending.
Read more...The Los Angeles Times describes how Treasurer Chiang’s private equity bill, AB 2833, has become toothless.
Read more...Why the Democratic party plans for taking on climate change are grossly inadequate.
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