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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Ackman Letter

http://assets.pershingsquareholdings.com/2014/09/Pershing-Square-2015-Annual-Letter-PSH-January-26-2016.pdf


Thursday, January 21, 2016

An Infinite Contradiction, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Minimum wage increases but employment is  unchanged.



An Infinite Contradiction, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Matthews Asia Weekly - Driving Mr. Andy

America | Bernie Sanders - YouTube

Will the Republican Party Survive the 2016 Election? - The Atlantic

Will the Republican Party Survive the 2016 Election? - The Atlantic


Frum wants Republicans  to become Democrats:

 Make peace with universal health-insurance coverage: Mend Obamacare rather than end it. Cut taxes less at the top, and use the money to deliver more benefits to working families in the middle. Devise immigration policy to support wages, not undercut them. Worry more about regulations that artificially transfer wealth upward, and less about regulations that constrain financial speculation. Take seriously issues such as the length of commutes, nursing-home costs, and the anticompetitive practices that inflate college tuition. 

Why I travel solo — Life Tips. — Medium

Friday, January 15, 2016

Memos from Howard Marks

When Beauty Strikes - NYTimes.com

When Beauty Strikes - NYTimes.com:



 The shift to post-humanism has left the world beauty-poor and meaning-deprived. It’s not so much that we need more artists and bigger audiences, though that would be nice. It’s that we accidentally abandoned a worldview that showed how art can be used to cultivate the fullest inner life. We left behind an ethos that reminded people of the links between the beautiful, the true and the good — the way pleasure and love can lead to nobility.

Uber Is Raising More Money From Rich People - Bloomberg View

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Things I’m Pretty Sure About -- The Motley Fool

Things I’m Pretty Sure About -- The Motley Fool

Goldman pays $15m over improper securities lending — FT.com

he that sells what isn't his'n buys it back or goes to prison.



 Goldman pays $15m over improper securities lending — FT.com

The Bedrock of Portfolio Management - A Wealth of Common SenseA Wealth of Common Sense

Steven Pinker on Utopian Ideologies | askblog

What does it actually mean when somebody complains about political correctness? - The Washington Post

Big Banks, Big Bond Deals and Big Jackpots - Bloomberg View

A good data-journalism project would be to keep track of all the investors who were inspired to enter finance by a particular person, divide them into teams based on their inspirations, and see who inspired the best investors. Warren Buffett? George Soros? Jesse Livermore? Michael Lewis? Gordon Gekko? Where do you think Thales falls on that list?







Big Banks, Big Bond Deals and Big Jackpots - Bloomberg View

Economists on FDA Reciprocity - Marginal REVOLUTION

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Zentai: Japanese dress in full-body suits to escape pressures of modern life - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Why History Will Be Very Kind to Obama -- NYMag

Why History Will Be Very Kind to Obama -- NYMag

The Likely Persistence of a White Majority

The Brutalism of Ted Cruz - NYTimes.com

The broken clock is right once a year.



The Brutalism of Ted Cruz - NYTimes.com

Bayes' Theorem: Introduction

Working as a Barista After College Is Not as Common as You Might Think�� Liberty Street Economics

“Audit the Fed” is not about auditing the Fed | Brookings Institution

Interactive: A new look at who earns what in the United States - Equitable Growth

Why Play the Lottery?

Blast kills 10 in Istanbul tourist district — FT.com

Monday, January 11, 2016

“Major Tom: The NASA Investigation” - The New Yorker

Warning from the Birding Community to the Terrorists in Oregon: We're Watching You

Warning from the Birding Community to the Terrorists in Oregon: We're Watching You

10 Ways to Tackle Tokyo | Fodor's Travel

I made $1,000 an hour as an SAT tutor. My students did better without me. - Vox

Noahpinion: How the left talks about race

Powerball - Marginal REVOLUTION

The Real Story of How America Became an Economic Superpower - The Atlantic

The Year in Alternative Funds

Lunch with the FT: Charles Koch — FT.com