Monthly Archives: December 2018

December 31, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/31/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/31/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Basic Income vs Guaranteed Jobs: What If We Paid Stay-At-Home Moms?
  by Lambert Strether 5:55 am

• Listening to Nature: How Sound Can Help Us Understand Environmental Change
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

December 30, 2018

• Links 12/30/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• My Theory About Gold as Diversification to the Busted “Everything Bubble”
  by Lambert Strether 5:55 am

• Taking Surprise Medical Bills To Court Under the Theory of “Mutual Assent”
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

December 29, 2018

• Links 12/29/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• 10 Costliest Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Events of 2018 Caused at Least $84.8B in Damage: Analysis
  by Yves Smith 1:59 am

• Neoliberalism as Structure and Ideology
  by Yves Smith 1:25 am

December 28, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/28/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/28/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• “Summer” Rerun: Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part II – The Strategy
  by Yves Smith 1:12 am

• The Joyful, Perplexing World of Puzzle Hunts
  by Yves Smith 12:36 am

December 27, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/27/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/27/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• “Summer” Rerun: Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part I –The Vision
  by Yves Smith 4:04 am

• We Are Twelve Years Old
  by Yves Smith 3:20 am

• The Microeconomics of Christmas
  by Yves Smith 2:55 am

December 26, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/26/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Two Medicare for All Plans: HR676 and S1804
  by Lambert Strether 1:55 pm

• Links 12/26/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Stumped by the Stock Market Slump? Start by Picturing a Used Car Dealership
  by Lambert Strether 6:53 am

December 25, 2018

• Links 12/25/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• The Christmas Truce, 1914
  by Yves Smith 4:37 am

• Wolf Richter: Nasdaq, “Tech,” & IPOs Are in for Gut-Wrencher
  by Yves Smith 3:39 am

December 24, 2018

• Christmas Exegesis: A Carpenter’s Son
  by Lambert Strether 3:30 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/24/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Links 12/24/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• How the International Monetary Fund Imposes Its Economic Policies on Argentina
  by Lambert Strether 5:55 am

December 23, 2018

• Christmas Hucksterism: The Last Mile of the Supply Chain is Safer Than You Think
  by Lambert Strether 2:30 pm

• Links 12/23/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• The Decline of African-American and Hispanic Wealth Since the Great Recession
  by Lambert Strether 4:55 am

December 22, 2018

• Links 12/22/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Michael Hudson: The Vocabulary of Economic Deception
  by Yves Smith 4:17 am

• Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
  by Yves Smith 3:22 am

• Holiday Schedule and a Sort of Comments Holiday
  by Yves Smith 3:00 am

December 21, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/21/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Media’s Russia Obsession Obscures How Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Benefits Turkey Most
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/21/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Marshall Auerback: All of Our Bets on China Have Been Wrong
  by Yves Smith 6:05 am

• CalPERS’ Bill Slaton (Again) Embarrasses Himself and the CalPERS Board
  by Yves Smith 5:56 am

• How Immoral Are Laissez Faire Ideologues? Ask About Drones.
  by Yves Smith 2:39 am

December 20, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Advertising Trade Association Presses for Federal Data Privacy Regulation
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 12/20/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Fracking in 2018: Another Year of Pretending to Make Money
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• The UK’s Reform of Limited Partnership Law: Dead on Arrival (II)
  by Richard Smith 2:34 am

• Short-Term Rentals and the Housing Market: Evidence from Airbnb in Los Angeles
  by Yves Smith 2:32 am

December 19, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/19/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Waste Watch: UK Plan Opts for ‘Polluter Pays’ Approach
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 12/19/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost Pressed Senior Staff to Wear Burgundy to Show Loyalty
  by Yves Smith 5:35 am

• “Alexa, Launch Our Nukes!” Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War
  by Yves Smith 4:18 am

• Don Quijones: Retail Melts Down Before Christmas in the UK, Spreads to Continent
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:25 am

December 18, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/18/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• COP24: Paris Agreement Rulebook ‘Does Not Deliver What The World Needs’ on Climate Change
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 12/18/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit: “Managed No Deal” and Referendum Unicorns Dispatched, but How Long Before Anyone Notices?
  by Yves Smith 6:13 am

• Why Is CalPERS Out to Give Roundly Defeated Ex-Board Member Priya Mathur a Glamorous Boondoggle, and Poke a Stick in the Eye of Beneficiaries and Board Members in the Process?
  by Yves Smith 4:22 am

• Bill Black: Countering Chinese Accounting Control Fraud and Predation Against U.S. Investors
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:55 am

December 17, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/17/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Sustainable Fashion: Reduce, Reuse, Exchange
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 12/17/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Warning of Solar Geoengineering’s Dangers, Group Recommends a Global Ban
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:25 am

• The UK’s Reform of Limited Partnership Law: Dead on Arrival (I)
  by Richard Smith 5:42 am

• Debate: The ‘Gilets Jaunes’ Movement Is Not a Facebook Revolution
  by Yves Smith 4:46 am

December 16, 2018

• War on Cash: State and City Governments Push Back
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 11:55 am

• Links 12/16/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Major Health Study Shows Benefits of Combating Climate Change
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

December 15, 2018

• Links 12/15/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• What the US Could Learn from Thailand About Health Care Coverage
  by Yves Smith 4:01 am

• Writers Silenced by Surveillance: Self-Censorship in the Age of Big Data
  by Yves Smith 3:18 am

December 14, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/14/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Trump Models His War on Bank Regulators on Bill Clinton and W’s Disastrous Wars
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/14/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit: Unicorns Rampant
  by Yves Smith 6:41 am

• CalPERS Admits Its New Private Equity Funds Will Dilute Returns, Seeks to Change Benchmark to Hide That; Presents Other Questionable Claims as Top Investors Underperform Due to “Alternative Investments”
  by Yves Smith 5:30 am

• “You’re Worth $1 Trillion. Why Do You Need Our $3 Billion?” Angry New Yorkers Confront Amazon Execs at City Council Meeting
  by Yves Smith 12:09 am

December 13, 2018

• Our New York Magazine Article: “‘Alpha Wolves in the Henhouse’: California’s Multibillion-Dollar Private-Equity Boondoggle”
  by Yves Smith 2:17 pm

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/13/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Why It’s So Hard for Most Countries to be Economically Independent from the West
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/13/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit: Endgame
  by Yves Smith 5:00 am

• JJ Jelincic: CalPERS’ New Private Equity Model – What’s the Payoff?
  by Yves Smith 1:40 am

• Toxic Philanthropy? The Spirit of Giving While Taking
  by Yves Smith 12:53 am

December 12, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/12/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Do Climate Policies ‘Kill jobs’? An Economist on Why They Don’t Cause Massive Unemployment
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/12/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Yellow Fever in France
  by Yves Smith 5:12 am

• Wolf Richter: “Severe Collapse” of Home Prices Might Trigger a “Financial-Institution Crisis” in Australia: OECD Frets about the Banks
  by Yves Smith 4:49 am

• Brexit: Tories Launch No Confidence Vote Against May
  by Yves Smith 3:01 am

December 11, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/11/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Bill Black: Douthat’s Mendacious Meritocracy Myth
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/11/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit: All About May
  by Yves Smith 6:35 am

• France’s Macron Makes Concessions While ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Continue
  by Yves Smith 4:00 am

• The Reality Is Everything Must Change
  by Yves Smith 3:28 am

December 10, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/10/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Senators Press for Expanded Probe of FEMA Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 12/10/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Criticizing the “Free Trade Delusion”: Havana Charter’s Progressive Trade Vision Subverted
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 5:55 am

• Brexit: May’s Handbag
  by Yves Smith 4:56 am

• Fight for Federal Right to Education Takes a New Turn
  by Yves Smith 2:28 am

December 9, 2018

• As Global Climate Talks Proceed, Trump EPA Opts to Weaken Coal Emissions Standards
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:55 pm

• Links 12/9/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Jane Sanders: Climate Crisis Critical Issue in 2020 Elections
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:25 am

December 8, 2018

• Links 12/8/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Is the Internet to Blame for the Rise of Authoritarianism?
  by Yves Smith 3:34 am

• Bill Black: Who Said This? A Bank Fraud Quiz
  by Yves Smith 3:06 am

December 7, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/7/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Inconvenient Truth about Climate Change and the Economy
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/7/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit: Corbyn’s Cakeism; Norway Rejects “Norway”
  by Yves Smith 6:52 am

• Huawei’s Meng Snagged Due to US Bank Sanctions
  by Yves Smith 3:31 am

• Without Obamacare Penalty, Think It’ll Be Nice To Drop Your Health Insurance? Better Think Twice
  by Yves Smith 2:53 am

• Bernie Sanders: Concentrated Wealth Is Concentrated Power
  by Yves Smith 2:37 am

December 6, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/6/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Why “Green Growth” Is an Illusion
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/6/18
  by Lambert Strether 6:55 am

• Brexit: More Unicorns
  by Yves Smith 4:41 am

• Huawei CFO, Daughter of Founder and Possible Heir Apparent, Arrested in Canada on a US Extradition Request on Charges of Transfer of US Technology to Iran
  by Yves Smith 3:05 am

• George Herbert Walker Bush and the Myth of the ‘Good’ Gulf War
  by Yves Smith 12:35 am

December 5, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/5/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• G20: You Can Smell Tear Gas in the Streets as the Oil Industry Squabbles
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/5/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit: May Bloodied but Not Yet Bowed
  by Yves Smith 4:37 am

• Our New York Magazine Article: “Uber Is Headed for a Crash”
  by Yves Smith 2:21 am

• U.S. Treasury Sanctions Bitcoin Wallets For First Time
  by Yves Smith 12:26 am

December 4, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/4/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• The Impact of Inheritance Taxes on the Labor Supply of Heirs
  by Yves Smith 9:55 am

• Links 12/4/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Brexit: Coming to a Head?
  by Yves Smith 6:30 am

• Michael Olenick: A Quick Look at the Gilets Jaunes Protests. Update: They Won!
  by Yves Smith 4:31 am

• How Did Public Land Drilling Rights Become Cheaper Than a Cup of Coffee?
  by Yves Smith 2:43 am

December 3, 2018

• 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/3/2018
  by Lambert Strether 2:00 pm

• Protecting Coral Reefs: Sustainable Scuba Diving Practices
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 9:55 am

• Links 12/3/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Pathbreaking Fiduciary Duty Suit Against KKR/Prisma, Blackstone, PAAMCO, and Others to Proceed
  by Yves Smith 4:57 am

• Decades of Denial and Stalling Have Created a Climate Crunch
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 3:55 am

• Brexitonomics
  by Yves Smith 12:47 am

December 2, 2018

• Fast Fashion: Commons Committee Questions Business Model
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 2:25 pm

• Links 12/2/18
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 6:55 am

• Waste Not, Want Not
  by Jerri-Lynn Scofield 1:55 am

December 1, 2018

• Links 12/1/18
  by Yves Smith 6:55 am

• Amazon Wins!!!
  by Yves Smith 4:45 am

• Corbyn Isn’t Seizing the Moment – Because His Labour Party Simply Isn’t Radical Enough
  by Yves Smith 4:21 am