Fear & Loathing on The Economist Subscription Trail
Satayjit Das’ penetrating and witty look at The Economist reveals a great deal not to like.
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Finance Healthcare, Not Insurance Premia
A new study finds that revenue-funded healthcare is cost-effective, efficient, and fair, while all health insurance has avoidable excess cost
Read more...Ursula von der Leyen: Beyond Redemption
Sadly, Europeans look set to continue as victims of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president for another five years.
Read more...The U.S. Is Nowhere Near Ready for Climate Change
Climate change is cooking our collective gooses. What can be done to reduce the damage?
Read more...Links 6/26/2024
Rob Urie: The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex
Why even cynical interpretations of the source of Israel power in US policy are generally not cynical enough.
Read more...Union ‘Effects’ on Hourly and Weekly Wages: A Half-Century Perspective
Even with union power diminished, union members still benefit from higher weekly pay than non-members.
Read more...Washington Frets As Chinese Company Cosco Wraps Up Construction of South America’s Largest Deep Sea Port
“Due to its potential size and volume of operations, Peru’s Chancay mega-port is destined to become a nerve centre of international trade.” And it will be exclusively controlled by Cosco.
Read more...The Fed’s “Chicken Run”: Why Sticking with High Rates Will Crash the Economy
How the Fed is acting like James Dean in the famous “chicken run” auto race in Rebel Without a Cause.
Read more...Analysis Shows How Surging Stock Buybacks Bolster Case for Corporate Tax Hike
The magnitude of corporate cash going to stock buybacks suggests reversing the Trump tax cuts poses little real economy risk.
Read more...Project 2025: 920 Pages of Irritable Mental Gestures, or a Blueprint for Fascism?
Litmus tests to see if Project 2025 is serious, and a close reading of its “Mandate for Leadership”
Read more...Between the Kremlin Cup and the General Staff Lip After Sunday’s Crimea and Dagestan Attacks
Another tug-of-war between the Russian General Staff plus its hawkish friends and Putin.
Read more...Freeports Are Dangerous
Rishi Sunak is still flogging his failed freeports initiative as a success. If they were to take off, the winners would be dodgy operators.
Read more...Links 6/23/2024
How Recycling Has Become a Largely Empty Gesture
Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the recycling logo of its worth.
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