James Oliver recently e-mailed me a shortlist of people I could consider adding to the “Too Brittle to Sustain” club: Bill Woolsey Bill Woolsey is an excellent… Read more “A Warm Welcome”
Tag: Money
The Secret Life of Money
I have come to the conclusion that this is going to be a multi-part series discussing the history, theory, and practice of complementary currencies. I’ll be giving… Read more “The Secret Life of Money”
The Legacy of (Laws Against) Branch Banking
Courtesy of NYT Business: Despite the power of big banks, small institutions still dominate huge swaths of the country and hold nearly half of bank deposits overall.… Read more “The Legacy of (Laws Against) Branch Banking”
The Politics of Fed(merica)
Many people follow US politics, and inherently understand shifts in the electoral balance between Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives, etc. The Fed is also “political”, but in a… Read more “The Politics of Fed(merica)”
Models vs. Markets (Reply to DTM)
DTM remains unconvinced of my macro narrative, citing a few specific areas where he disagrees with me. From his comments: I don’t think it is possible to… Read more “Models vs. Markets (Reply to DTM)”
Privatizing Currency
Bill Woolsey offers insight on how to privatize currency, which has inspired me to write up how I understand creating a business-to-business currency (like the Swiss WIR)… Read more “Privatizing Currency”