Yearly Archives: 2023

The Impact of Brexit on the UK economy: Reviewing the Evidence

Two-thirds of the British public think Brexit has damaged the economy, and all indications are that they’re right. Where does the UK go from here?

Links 7/9/2023

Turkiye Refuses to Back Down on Sweden Accession Ahead of NATO Summit

Will the West give Erdogan what he wants?

Kakhovka Dam Breach in Ukraine Caused Economic, Agricultural and Ecological Devastation That Will Last for Years

Ukrainian yields had already fallen by as much as 60 percent. With the loss of the dam and reservoir, agricultural production will shrink further, affecting food security around the world.

Links 7/8/2023

The United States’ Financial Quandary: ZIRP’s Only Exit Path Is a Crash

Michael Hudson takes a long, hard look at the origins and costs of the Fed’s ZIRP policy.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/7/2023

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Economics v. the Earth: New Book Explores the History of a Tense Relationship

Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind discuss how belief in infinite growth came to seem reasonable in philosophy and economics.

Links 7/7/2023

The EU’s Mass Censorship Regime Is Almost Fully Operational. Will It Go Global?

Government censorship of public online discourse in the West’s ostensibly liberal democracies has been largely covert until now, as revealed by the Twitter Files. But thanks to the EU’s Digital Services Act, it is about to become overt.

It’s Hard for Americans to Engage in China-Bashing Without Tripping on Contradictions

There are no doubt good reasons for Americans to be concerned about China, but our official justificaitons don’t stand up to scrutiny.

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/6/2023

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