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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Good News You May Have Missed in 2014 | Bill Gates

Good News You May Have Missed in 2014 | Bill Gates

interfluidity � Surge!

Supply might not be elastic. But Uber tells us so.

"There is no solid case that price-rationing is optimal or even remotely a good idea when dispersion of purchasing power is very large. "

"people have a strong preference for price-predictability over immediate access"

interfluidity � Surge!

Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Tragedy of the American Military - The Atlantic

The Tragedy of the American Military - The Atlantic

The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality - Quartz

The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality - Quartz

Schooled - The New Yorker

Schooled - The New Yorker

What Executive Assistants Know About Managing Up - HBR

What Executive Assistants Know About Managing Up - HBR

Five Business Goals to Achieve in the New Year | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Five Business Goals to Achieve in the New Year | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Sunk Costs are Sunk: An Application to a Starbuck's Run, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Sunk Costs are Sunk: An Application to a Starbuck's Run, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Thursday, December 11, 2014

How (And Why) Cronyism Works | National Review Online

How (And Why) Cronyism Works | National Review Online

Oil Addiction

Comparing living standards over time

Comparing living standards over time

In Defense of A Troublesome Inheritance�|�Nicholas Wade

In Defense of <i>A Troublesome Inheritance</i>�|�Nicholas Wade:



 "People need not be identical twins to be equal before God, before the law, and in their rights to equality of opportunity.

Senate Report: We Tortured Prisoners, It Didn't Work, and We Lied About It | Mother Jones

Senate Report: We Tortured Prisoners, It Didn't Work, and We Lied About It | Mother Jones

Human Spaceflight (everything is to scale) - Imgur

Human Spaceflight (everything is to scale) - Imgur

The Budget Deal Gives the Pentagon Just As Much Money As It Got During the Iraq War | Mother Jones

The Budget Deal Gives the Pentagon Just As Much Money As It Got During the Iraq War | Mother Jones

Jon Stewart Admits His Error

Admit errors.



Jon Stewart Admits His Error

Sunday, December 07, 2014

China Has Overtaken the U.S. as the World’s Largest Economy | Vanity Fair

China Has Overtaken the U.S. as the World’s Largest Economy | Vanity Fair

How the ISIS war looks from Baghdad - Vox

How the ISIS war looks from Baghdad - Vox

Noahpinion: Five reasons Japan could never have won WW2

Noahpinion: Five reasons Japan could never have won WW2

Mistakes maketh the man - FT.com

Mistakes maketh the man - FT.com

Timken Bows to Activist Investors, and Splits in Two - NYTimes.com

Timken Bows to Activist Investors, and Splits in Two - NYTimes.com

In Los Angeles, a Nimby Battle Pits Millionaires vs. Billionaires - NYTimes.com

Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General - NYTimes.com

Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General - NYTimes.com

How Technology Could Help Fight Income Inequality - NYTimes.com

How Technology Could Help Fight Income Inequality - NYTimes.com

More on the Continuing Weakness of the Labor Market | Beat the Press

More on the Continuing Weakness of the Labor Market | Beat the Press

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

My Ferguson Problem - NYTimes.com

My Ferguson Problem - NYTimes.com:



we can afford to undertake reforms to reduce incarceration rates and limit “warrior cop” (and related) excesses, and that conservatives, in particular, have both a moral obligation to take the lead in such reforms (as many conservative-governed states and some national Republican politicians have done) and a political incentive to show minority communities that the G.O.P. is capable of questioning abuses of state power (and unionized overreach!) even when it isn’t a Republican constituency getting the short end of the stick.

Goldman Is Helping Uber Raise Money From Rich People - Bloomberg View

Goldman Is Helping Uber Raise Money From Rich People - Bloomberg View

Technological Obsolescence of Labor | askblog

Technological Obsolescence of Labor | askblog

Monday, December 01, 2014

A Dozen Things I’ve Learned From Bill Murray about Business, Money, Startups, Investing and Life in General | 25iq

Two comedians say profound things today.



A Dozen Things I’ve Learned From Bill Murray about Business, Money, Startups, Investing and Life in General | 25iq

Waving a Magic Wand

Over at the Cato Institute: Waving a Magic Wand for Economic Growth: Daily Focus (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

PE

On valuations



http://cdn1.valuewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/document-805915460.pdf

Chris Rock on Ferguson, Cosby, and Obama -- Vulture

Profound statements on race:

White people were crazy. Now they’re not as crazy. To say that black people have made progress would be to say they deserve what happened to them before.

Chris Rock on Ferguson, Cosby, and Obama -- Vulture

Dr. Ed's Blog: Oil’s Winners & Losers (excerpt)

Dr. Ed's Blog: Oil’s Winners & Losers (excerpt)

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Oath Keepers and the Age of Treason | Mother Jones

Oath Keepers and the Age of Treason | Mother Jones:



Then again, when you're an active-duty soldier contemplating treason, some level of paranoia is probably sensible.

Uranium Ore: Science Lab Radiation Protection Supplies: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

For Cyber Monday



Uranium Ore: Science Lab Radiation Protection Supplies: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Don’t be that dude: Handy tips for the male academic | Tenure, She Wrote

Don't be that dude.





Don’t be that dude: Handy tips for the male academic | Tenure, She Wrote

CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: College Studying: 16 Hours Per Week?

CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: College Studying: 16 Hours Per Week?

A Dozen Things I’ve Learned From Bill Ackman about Value and Activist Investing | 25iq

Japanese Unearth Remains, and Their Nation’s Past, on Guadalcanal - NYTimes.com

Japanese Unearth Remains, and Their Nation’s Past, on Guadalcanal - NYTimes.com

Retirees Turn to Virtual Villages for Mutual Support - NYTimes.com

Retirees Turn to Virtual Villages for Mutual Support - NYTimes.com

On Rooftops of Ferguson, Volunteers — With Guns - NYTimes.com



What could possibly go wrong?



On Rooftops of Ferguson, Volunteers — With Guns - NYTimes.com

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

China Stocks Seen Topping Japan as World No. 2: Chart of the Day - Bloomberg

China Stocks Seen Topping Japan as World No. 2: Chart of the Day - Bloomberg

Ferguson's Grand Jury Problem - Bloomberg View

Ferguson's Grand Jury Problem - Bloomberg View

Levine on Wall Street: Harbingers and Currencies - Bloomberg View

Levine on Wall Street: Harbingers and Currencies - Bloomberg View:

 I have messed up share counts in spreadsheets. Happens to all of us.

Visit Japan without ever leaving home with these eight beautiful�videos | RocketNews24



Ideas for Tokyo trip.



Visit Japan without ever leaving home with these eight beautiful�videos | RocketNews24

The Stimulus Program Was a Smashing Success: It Erased Most Middle Class Income Losses in the Recession | Brookings Institution

The Stimulus Program Was a Smashing Success: It Erased Most Middle Class Income Losses in the Recession | Brookings Institution

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

ROBERT SHILLER: This Is What Finance Actually Is | Business Insider

ROBERT SHILLER: This Is What Finance Actually Is | Business Insider:



There’s an important technology that finance represents, and it is the technology of financing activities…so that people can undertake activities that would have otherwise been too risky for them.

The Senator and the Street - The New Yorker

The Senator and the Street - The New Yorker

CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: The Origins of the Value of a Statistical Life Concept

CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: The Origins of the Value of a Statistical Life Concept

Jurassic World - Official Trailer (HD) - YouTube

Jurassic World - Official Trailer (HD) - YouTube

There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math and those who don’t - Quartz

There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math and those who don’t - Quartz

Citi Analysts Thought�Everyone Knew 'Hold' Meant 'Sell' - Bloomberg View

Citi Analysts Thought�Everyone Knew 'Hold' Meant 'Sell' - Bloomberg View

Why Congress Should Not Get Out of the Way of the Postal Service | naked capitalism

Why Congress Should Not Get Out of the Way of the Postal Service | naked capitalism

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: War on Terror: Drones Target 41 but Kill 1,147 Mostly Innocent men, Women, and Children

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: War on Terror: Drones Target 41 but Kill 1,147 Mostly Innocent men, Women, and Children

It Would Take a Lot of Mismanagement to Raise the Cost of Treasury Debt by "Just" 20 Basis Points | Beat the Press

It Would Take a Lot of Mismanagement to Raise the Cost of Treasury Debt by "Just" 20 Basis Points | Beat the Press

長野北部 余震に警戒 土砂災害にも注意を NHKニュース

長野北部 余震に警戒 土砂災害にも注意を NHKニュース

Is Harvard Unfair to Asian-Americans? - NYTimes.com

Is Harvard Unfair to Asian-Americans? - NYTimes.com

Senator Elizabeth Warren's Misplaced Rage at Obama's Treasury Nominee - NYTimes.com

Senator Elizabeth Warren's Misplaced Rage at Obama's Treasury Nominee - NYTimes.com

Thursday, November 20, 2014

A Global Explosion in Ultra High Net Worth Individuals

A Global Explosion in Ultra High Net Worth Individuals

Japan's Demographics Problem GIF - Business Insider

Japan's Demographics Problem GIF - Business Insider

Does index fund investing work for bonds?

Does index fund investing work for bonds?

Money Rolls in for the Money Managers - Bloomberg View

Money Rolls in for the Money Managers - Bloomberg View

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)

The Uni Cub

http://qz.com/299526/i-rode-the-honda-unicycle-from-that-ok-go-video-and-it-was-surprisingly-awesome/



And where you can rent one"



The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)

Goldman Sachs highlights top 10 themes of 2015 - fastFT: Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day - FT.com

Goldman Sachs highlights top 10 themes of 2015 - fastFT: Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day - FT.com

Monday, November 10, 2014

Halbig, Statutory Interpretation, and Lessons I Learned in Practice | Ziff Blog

Halbig, Statutory Interpretation, and Lessons I Learned in Practice | Ziff Blog

The real reason corporate tax reform is so hard to pull off is not partisanship. It’s ‘Keep your bipartisan hands off my tax breaks.’ - The Washington Post

The real reason corporate tax reform is so hard to pull off is not partisanship. It’s ‘Keep your bipartisan hands off my tax breaks.’ - The Washington Post

We Are All Confident Idiots - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

Beware of this behavioral bias: Dunning Kruger effect.



We Are All Confident Idiots - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

日中首脳 海上連絡メカニズム実施協議で一致 NHKニュース

Here is the video of the meeting. They never smiled.



日中首脳 海上連絡メカニズム実施協議で一致 NHKニュース

Xi and Abe hold landmark summit - FT.com

Interesting choice of photograph.



Xi and Abe hold landmark summit - FT.com

Israel’s One-State Reality

Israel’s One-State Reality

横浜銀 統合で経営効率を高める NHKニュース

横浜銀 統合で経営効率を高める NHKニュース

John V. Shields Jr., Who Turned Trader Joe’s Into National Chain, Dies at 82 - NYTimes.com

John V. Shields Jr., Who Turned Trader Joe’s Into National Chain, Dies at 82 - NYTimes.com

Saturday, November 01, 2014

Demystifying the MOOC - NYTimes.com

Demystifying the MOOC - NYTimes.com

Liveblogging the American Revolution: November 1, 1776: Letter Describing the Battle of Pelham (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

Liveblogging the American Revolution: November 1, 1776: Letter Describing the Battle of Pelham (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

Traveling on the Fly With Omar Miller - NYTimes.com

Cool advice on traveling without a plan.



Traveling on the Fly With Omar Miller - NYTimes.com

interfluidity � Rational regret



Go for it. I did



interfluidity � Rational regret

The takeaway from six years of economic troubles? Keynes was right.

The takeaway from six years of economic troubles? Keynes was right.

Your Advisor Should Be Like A Top Doctor | ETF.com

Your Advisor Should Be Like A Top Doctor | ETF.com

Managing Someone Else's Emotions - A Wealth of Common SenseA Wealth of Common Sense

Managing Someone Else's Emotions - A Wealth of Common SenseA Wealth of Common Sense

Monday, October 27, 2014

Fears grow over QE’s toxic legacy - FT.com

Fears grow over QE’s toxic legacy - FT.com

No one, including the Fed, has done the necessary analysis to answer the question re QE and inequality. | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

No one, not even the Fed, knows the impact of QE



No one, including the Fed, has done the necessary analysis to answer the question re QE and inequality. | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

AQR - Hedge Funds: The (Somewhat Tepid) Defense

AQR - Hedge Funds: The (Somewhat Tepid) Defense

Is the Affordable Care Act Working? - NYTimes.com

Is the Affordable Care Act Working? - NYTimes.com

Levine on Wall Street: Underwater Stress Tests - Bloomberg View

Levine on Wall Street: Underwater Stress Tests - Bloomberg View:



 because a favorite hobby of really rich people is avoiding taxation.

A Grand Canyon rafting trip went viral – Jordan Fisher Smith – Aeon

A Grand Canyon rafting trip went viral – Jordan Fisher Smith – Aeon

Jared Diamond: ‘150,000 years ago, humans wouldn’t figure on a list of the five most interesting species on Earth’ | Books | The Guardian

Jared Diamond: ‘150,000 years ago, humans wouldn’t figure on a list of the five most interesting species on Earth’ | Books | The Guardian

Saturday, October 18, 2014

The evidence on travel bans for diseases like Ebola is clear: they don't work - Vox

The evidence on travel bans for diseases like Ebola is clear: they don't work - Vox

Bilingual pupils 'outperform their peers in noisy lessons' - Telegraph

Bilingual pupils 'outperform their peers in noisy lessons' - Telegraph

Throw in the towel and give up on failure - FT.com

Throw in the towel and give up on failure - FT.com

SC governor defends Confederate flag at Statehouse: Not ‘a single CEO’ has complained

SC governor defends Confederate flag at Statehouse: Not ‘a single CEO’ has complained

New leak of TPP consolidated text on intellectual property provides details of pandering to drug companies and publishers | Knowledge Ecology International

New leak of TPP consolidated text on intellectual property provides details of pandering to drug companies and publishers | Knowledge Ecology International

The Market Outsmarts Everyone - Bloomberg View

The Market Outsmarts Everyone - Bloomberg View

Bank of America Made $168 Million Last Quarter, More or Less - Bloomberg View

Bank of America Made $168 Million Last Quarter, More or Less - Bloomberg View

Ebola and the Epidemics of the Past - WSJ - WSJ

Ebola and the Epidemics of the Past - WSJ - WSJ

Unable to Meet the Deductible or the Doctor - NYTimes.com

A fundamental misunderstanding. Do we have insurance or universal health care? Right now we have insurance so people have to pay for stuff.





Unable to Meet the Deductible or the Doctor - NYTimes.com

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Yelp And Michelin Have The Same Taste In New York Restaurants | FiveThirtyEight

Yelp And Michelin Have The Same Taste In New York Restaurants | FiveThirtyEight

Fed Critics Say ’10 Letter Warning Inflation Still Right - Bloomberg

Admit nothing, deny everything and make counter accusations.



Fed Critics Say ’10 Letter Warning Inflation Still Right - Bloomberg

The Economist explains: Why Japan's high-speed trains are so good | The Economist

The Economist explains: Why Japan's high-speed trains are so good | The Economist

PIMCO: How to Lose (Lots of) Money and Still Influence People: The Honest Broker for the Week of October 10, 2014 (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

PIMCO: How to Lose (Lots of) Money and Still Influence People: The Honest Broker for the Week of October 10, 2014 (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

How Exercise May Protect Against Depression - NYTimes.com

How Exercise May Protect Against Depression - NYTimes.com

Tax Tactics Threaten Public Funds - NYTimes.com

Tax Tactics Threaten Public Funds - NYTimes.com

Monday, September 01, 2014

The .Plan: A Quasi-Blog: Confessions of a college essay ghostwriter for rich Chinese applicants

The .Plan: A Quasi-Blog: Confessions of a college essay ghostwriter for rich Chinese applicants

Monday Smackdown: DeLong Self-Smackdown: The "Greeks" (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

Monday Smackdown: DeLong Self-Smackdown: The "Greeks" (Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality...)

IS back in business - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

IS back in business - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

On Labor Day, a call for courage - The Washington Post

On Labor Day, a call for courage - The Washington Post

More Workers Are Claiming ‘Wage Theft’ - NYTimes.com

Legal system replaces unions in fight for worker rights.

More Workers Are Claiming ‘Wage Theft’ - NYTimes.com

Decaying Guant�namo Defies Closing Plans - NYTimes.com

Decaying Guant�namo Defies Closing Plans - NYTimes.com

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Watch Jon Stewart explain Ferguson to dismissive pundits - Vox

Watch Jon Stewart explain Ferguson to dismissive pundits - Vox

Making His U.S. Open Debut, Victor Estrella Burgos Is Embraced by Dominicans - NYTimes.com

And I made the NY times.





Making His U.S. Open Debut, Victor Estrella Burgos Is Embraced by Dominicans - NYTimes.com

This month’s ultimate enemy — the Islamic State | Jack Shafer

This month’s ultimate enemy — the Islamic State | Jack Shafer

38 maps that explain the global economy - Vox

38 maps that explain the global economy - Vox

Former Economist editor Emmott says Abenomics is on the brink- Nikkei Asian Review

Former Economist editor Emmott says Abenomics is on the brink- Nikkei Asian Review

John Kay - Why simple and robust regulation is the way to reduce financial complexity

John Kay - Why simple and robust regulation is the way to reduce financial complexity

Employers Aren’t Just Whining – the “Skills Gap” Is Real - James Bessen - Harvard Business Review

CEO's are always just whining. About weather, employees, anything to to avoid responsibility for poor results.

Employers Aren’t Just Whining – the “Skills Gap” Is Real - James Bessen - Harvard Business Review

Monday, August 04, 2014

Jefferies Dick Handler Life Lessons - Business Insider

Jefferies Dick Handler Life Lessons - Business Insider

Abenomics is working for Japanese women | FT Alphaville

Abenomics is working for Japanese women | FT Alphaville

The hare gets rich while you don’t. Back the passive tortoise | FT Alphaville

The hare gets rich while you don’t. Back the passive tortoise | FT Alphaville

Patent for hepatitis C drug costs US billions of dollars | Al Jazeera America

Patent for hepatitis C drug costs US billions of dollars | Al Jazeera America

New York City Pension System Is Strained by Costs and Politics - NYTimes.com

New York City Pension System Is Strained by Costs and Politics - NYTimes.com

Barack Obama talks to The Economist: An interview with the president | The Economist

Barack Obama talks to The Economist: An interview with the president | The Economist

Why Are the CPI and the PCE Giving Different Estimates of Inflation? :: Guhan Venkatu :: Economic Trends :: 05.21.13 :: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Neel Kashkari: Brother, Can You Spare a Job? - WSJ

Neel Kashkari: Brother, Can You Spare a Job? - WSJ

Auto Correct - The New Yorker

Auto Correct - The New Yorker

Stumbling and Mumbling: The economic base of virtue

Stumbling and Mumbling: The economic base of virtue

ResPublica's call for more virtue in banking looks like it is out of step with our times. This is an indictment not of ResPublica, but of our times. In fact, virtue is necessary for a healthy free market economy because virtuous men do the right thing without law, and so virtue is an alternative to an arms race between ever-increasing regulation and ever more cunning attempts to game such regulation. Free markets, in this sense, need a moral framework.




Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Visualizing MBTA Data

Visualizing MBTA Data

William Deresiewicz's Ivy League Essay Ignores Financial Aid Students | New Republic

William Deresiewicz's Ivy League Essay Ignores Financial Aid Students | New Republic

Not So Fast Nanex. Debunking the HFT Ford Study — Medium

Not So Fast Nanex. Debunking the HFT Ford Study — Medium

Special Treat: All Things Charlie Munger [SUMMER READING]

Special Treat: All Things Charlie Munger [SUMMER READING]

How the Government Exaggerates the Cost of College - NYTimes.com

How the Government Exaggerates the Cost of College - NYTimes.com

American aid to Israel doesn’t seem to buy any leverage. Why? - Vox

American aid to Israel doesn’t seem to buy any leverage. Why? - Vox

Why Ivy League schools can laugh off the disruption “threat” - Quartz

Why Ivy League schools can laugh off the disruption “threat” - Quartz

Byron Wien's Outlook - Barron's

Byron Wien's Outlook - Barron's

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Help Wanted: Jobs in Trucking Go Unfilled - WSJ

Help Wanted: Jobs in Trucking Go Unfilled - WSJ:



Not a skills mismatch, but a pay mismatch. At least the WSJ now writes it in the article.





 But a key benchmark of labor-market health—wages—hasn't climbed substantially in recent months, suggesting that although some employers say hiring is difficult, they haven't felt pushed to raise pay to attract workers. Average hourly earnings for nonsupervisory workers rose 0.2% in June from May

Monday, June 30, 2014

The Miseducation of America - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Miseducation of America - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Kenneth O'Friel

Kenneth O'Friel

Volatility Over the Past Century | The Big Picture

Volatility Over the Past Century | The Big Picture

The outrage is not so much over inequality but all the dubious ways the rich got richer - Quartz

The outrage is not so much over inequality but all the dubious ways the rich got richer - Quartz

Do You Really Have to Fail to Succeed? - Harvard Business Review

On the whole, non failure beats failure all the time.



Do You Really Have to Fail to Succeed? - Harvard Business Review

Abuse of Power by Gigantic Corporation Comes as Total Surprise : The New Yorker

Abuse of Power by Gigantic Corporation Comes as Total Surprise : The New Yorker

Furor Erupts Over Facebook Experiment on Users - WSJ

Furor Erupts Over Facebook Experiment on Users - WSJ

Charlatans, Cranks and Kansas - NYTimes.com

Charlatans, Cranks and Kansas - NYTimes.com

The Debacle of the Caliphates: Why al-Baghdadi's Grandiosity doesn't Matter | Informed Comment

The Debacle of the Caliphates: Why al-Baghdadi's Grandiosity doesn't Matter | Informed Comment

Iraq crisis: Isis declares establishment of a sovereign state - FT.com

Iraq crisis: Isis declares establishment of a sovereign state - FT.com:



Allies now:



The US, Russia and Iran have come to Iraq’s aid, hoping to stop the onslaught by Sunni extremists.

Before Shooting in Iraq, a Warning on Blackwater - NYTimes.com

Before Shooting in Iraq, a Warning on Blackwater - NYTimes.com

Saturday, June 28, 2014

James Gorman of Morgan Stanley, Going Against Type - NYTimes.com

James Gorman of Morgan Stanley, Going Against Type - NYTimes.com

A Hunt to Find the Next Generation of Financial Advisers - NYTimes.com

A Hunt to Find the Next Generation of Financial Advisers - NYTimes.com

Why you should vaccinate your kids, in two minutes - Vox

Why you should vaccinate your kids, in two minutes - Vox

The Ex-Im Bank battle is personal for these small business owners - The Washington Post

The Ex-Im Bank battle is personal for these small business owners - The Washington Post

A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Reid Hoffman | 25iq

A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Reid Hoffman | 25iq

Kenya’s Future Clouds as Tensions Rise and Tourists Flee - NYTimes.com

Kenya’s Future Clouds as Tensions Rise and Tourists Flee - NYTimes.com:



Not just Kenya



 “There are really only two tribes in Kenya,” he said wistfully. “The poor and the rich.”

Friday, June 27, 2014

TheMoneyIllusion � The American system is rigged to favor the rich

TheMoneyIllusion � The American system is rigged to favor the rich

Tokyo Keeps Growing as Japan’s Population Falls - Japan Real Time - WSJ

Tokyo Keeps Growing as Japan’s Population Falls - Japan Real Time - WSJ

Japan Seeks to Lure Investors With Improved Corporate Governance - WSJ

Japan Seeks to Lure Investors With Improved Corporate Governance - WSJ

Reform in Japan: The third arrow | The Economist

Reform in Japan: The third arrow | The Economist

Welcome to Drone Valley - Bloomberg View

Welcome to Drone Valley - Bloomberg View

A Cheat Sheet for Understanding the Different Schools of Economics | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM

A Cheat Sheet for Understanding the Different Schools of Economics | PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM

Monday, June 23, 2014

The Sharing Economy and the Mystery of the Mystery of Inequality

Arbitrage; Regulatory or another type, is the best way to make money.





The Sharing Economy and the Mystery of the Mystery of Inequality

The death of the American mall | Cities | The Guardian

When is the last time you went to a mall?



The death of the American mall | Cities | The Guardian

How good a climate change solution do we need?

How good a climate change solution do we need?

Shinzo Abe's 'Third Arrow' Seeks a Hard Target in Japan - WSJ

Shinzo Abe's 'Third Arrow' Seeks a Hard Target in Japan - WSJ

Jeffrey Toobin: The Rise of Ted Cruz : The New Yorker

Jeffrey Toobin: The Rise of Ted Cruz : The New Yorker: ppellate advocates

Hillary Clinton Gets Tripped Up By the Blue-Collar Imperative

The definition of crony capitalism.



Hillary Clinton Gets Tripped Up By the Blue-Collar Imperative

An Employee Dies, and the Company Collects the Insurance - NYTimes.com

Another way companies misuse the tax code. Law should be changed.



An Employee Dies, and the Company Collects the Insurance - NYTimes.com

Judge Upholds Policy Barring Unvaccinated Students During Illnesses - NYTimes.com

A victory for science and sanity



Judge Upholds Policy Barring Unvaccinated Students During Illnesses - NYTimes.com

Friday, June 20, 2014

Zhang Lei has Lunch with the FT - FT.com

Zhang Lei has Lunch with the FT - FT.com

Finance blogger wisdom: advice for novice investors | Abnormal Returns

Finance blogger wisdom: advice for novice investors | Abnormal Returns

Shareholders attack Takeda for hiring foreign executives - FT.com

A College Major Matters Even More in a Recession - NYTimes.com

A College Major Matters Even More in a Recession - NYTimes.com

Noncompete Clauses Increasingly Pop Up in Array of Jobs - NYTimes.com

Crazy

Noncompete Clauses Increasingly Pop Up in Array of Jobs - NYTimes.com

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Absurdities, Blatant Lies, Chutzpah, Political Expediency, Odd Couples

Good summary of the mess that is Iraq.



Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Absurdities, Blatant Lies, Chutzpah, Political Expediency, Odd Couples

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Cancer Doctors Ring Up Big Medicare Bills for Tarnished Drug Procrit - WSJ

Neither Procit nor aranesp worked for me.



Cancer Doctors Ring Up Big Medicare Bills for Tarnished Drug Procrit - WSJ

Harvard Money Managers Exit After Years of Subpar Returns - Bloomberg

Harvard Money Managers Exit After Years of Subpar Returns - Bloomberg

Yo

Yo | TechCrunch

21 charts that explain how the US is changing | vox.com

21 charts that explain how the US is changing | vox.com

Sunk Costs and Considering Intervention in Iraq | Econbrowser

Sunk Costs and Considering Intervention in Iraq | Econbrowser

11 maps that explain the US energy system - Vox

11 maps that explain the US energy system - Vox

Robert Reich (Real Business Leaders Want to Save Capitalism)

Robert Reich (Real Business Leaders Want to Save Capitalism)

Saturday, June 14, 2014

The Economist explains: Why Japan's high-speed trains are so good | The Economist

The Economist explains: Why Japan's high-speed trains are so good | The Economist

This is Probably a Good Time to Say That I Don’t Believe Robots Will Eat All the Jobs … | Marc Andreessen

This is Probably a Good Time to Say That I Don’t Believe Robots Will Eat All the Jobs … | Marc Andreessen

Heidi Roizen: "Today Everything Is Relationship-Driven" | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Heidi Roizen: "Today Everything Is Relationship-Driven" | Stanford Graduate School of Business

U.S. Airstrikes Could Help in Reversing Insurgent Offensive, Experts Say - NYTimes.com

Experts always say this about airstrike. Experts are always wrong. Boots on the ground are a necessary followup. Why we should stay away.



U.S. Airstrikes Could Help in Reversing Insurgent Offensive, Experts Say - NYTimes.com

The Trucking Industry Wants to Weaken Safety Rules - NYTimes.com

Why we need unions. Government is not a balance to the strength of the corporate lobbyists.



The Trucking Industry Wants to Weaken Safety Rules - NYTimes.com