It looks as if the EU rescue of Greece in particular, but then the de facto bailout of Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Hungary has mostly been… Read more “FU! I Mean, EU!”
Month: April 2010
Quote of the Day
What makes you so sure that it’s “socially and politically realistic” to further reduce immigration? Haven’t immigrations’ detractors felt extremely frustrated for decades? Maybe you’d actually make… Read more “Quote of the Day”
Assorted Links
Remember how I said that monetary instability could become part of the institutional framework of even advanced economies? Read on. Anyone care to bite the bullet on… Read more “Assorted Links”
Here is the Divide
Matthew Yglesias, in rare form, identified a fundamental partisan divide in a blog post today. One that I completely disagree with. Becoming obscenely wealthy in the business… Read more “Here is the Divide”
From the Annals of Time
I found this an amusing and timely story: The Duc de Richelieu said in 1818 that there were six great powers in Europe — France, England, Prussia,… Read more “From the Annals of Time”
…and You Thought I was Grim
Karl Smith at Modeled Behavior took the time to make a comment about my post on the US fiscal situation, in which he comes to two differing… Read more “…and You Thought I was Grim”
Excuses, Excuses
A commenter over at Ezra Klein’s blog asks: Can somebody tell me the core issue behind this latest crisis?!? Klein then proceeds to outline, in a fashion… Read more “Excuses, Excuses”
The Evolution of Learning
I’ve been trying, and failing, to write a satisfactory post about the US education system for quite some time now, and I thought it would get easier… Read more “The Evolution of Learning”
Picking Nits
On the whole, I agree todays editorial written by Paul Krugman. In the past, when discussing the issue of Wall Street banks vs. ratings agencies, I have… Read more “Picking Nits”
Yes, the US Fiscal Situation Looks Bad
I suppose you were waiting for a “but…”. There is none. Both the forecast, and the prospects for getting the debt under control are ominous as they… Read more “Yes, the US Fiscal Situation Looks Bad”
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