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Posts relating to all manner of information relating to economics, culture, politics, political economy, domestic economic conditions, international development, economic crises, comparative analysis of economic alternatives, mortgage instruments and more.
- Added on: Feb 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Existentialed
- Listed in: Economics Politics
- Tags: politics Culture Economy political economy economic analysis ressession
Recent Posts
Krugman's Fallacy Regarding The Uneducated American
In an opinion piece for the NY Times this weekend, Mr. Krugman provided his commentary regarding the current state of affairs of the U.S. public education system. Resident with this opinion piece is the same kind of fallacious logic that drives so m...
Black Swans, black swans, fat tails, punctuated equilibrium and shelter
There are some fascinating theories out there that are offered as explanations of human behavior. I'm still diligently striving to learn them all. But one that I already know is that me and my family need shelter; so do you and yours. I'm also lea...
Paradigm Shifts, Cultural Change and New Societies
I usually don't like to copy/past large amounts of other people's discourse but I think this case is unique. Lifted from a New York Times Business section piece, it describes the dynamics that are quietly functioning in the backrooms of society ever...
Im Still Not Buying it
I'm still not buying the whole 'toxic mortgage backed securities as the cause of the world financial collapse' story. Here's some data from http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/chargeoff/chgallsa.htm I’m an amateur in this realm, but am to beli...
What About that Consumerism?
Economics has been a primary topic of concern over the last several months. I've been rereading a great deal of the literature again; classic, neo-..., Austrian, Keynesian, Krugman, Cowen, Leijonhufvud, Collier, Usher, Sen, Rodrik, Acharya, and on a...
Less Ad Hominem, More Objectivity, and a Great Deal of Creativity and Innovation
To determine the best methods to maneuver the economy, we first need to embrace some fundamental principles;1) Ad hominem references to the out going administration will not fix the present or future challenges. Such arguments will do nothing to de...
