Revolving Doors and Regulatory Capture
Looking at the costs of and some possible responses to regulatory capture.
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Marcie Frost’s Poor Job as CalPERS CEO – Gutting the Audit Function
CalPERS is undermining the performance of its audit unit, a critical control function. The fact that CEO Marcie Frost either doesn’t care, or is not even on top of things enough to know, is yet another sign of her incompetence.
Read more...Marcie Frost‘s Poor Job as CalPERS CEO – Incompetence in Human Resources, One of Her Supposed Areas of Expertise
Marcie Frost’s track record as CEO of CalPeRS is not a pretty one.
Read more...The Economy Under Trump: Business Optimism Combined with Inequality
Gerald Epstein dissects the Trump Administration happy talk about the state of the economy.
Read more...Michael Olenick: Debunking Yet Another Misleading Gun Study
A gun “study” falls apart when given a cursory examination.
Read more...Why Positive Thinking Won’t Get You Out of Poverty
The New York Times condescends to people in poverty.
Read more...Shall We Kill the Hay Exports or the Cows?
Hay has become a scarce resource in Australia, and not for the best reasons.
Read more...If You Read This Book, It’ll Make You a Radical: A Conversation with Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank on what’s the matter with America.
Read more...Links 9/11/18
Michael Olenick: Digging Into Data on the Student Loan Scam
A data dive shows that the student loan business is at least as bad as you think it is.
Read more...Fighting Opioid and Painkiller Addiction
How the misapplication of an early study on opioid addiction risk help pave the way for overly-casual prescription of these drugs.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Big Oil Seeks Billions from U.S. Government to Protect It From…Climate Change
Big oil seeks yet another handout.
Read more...Former Official Criticizes CalPERS Board Member Richard Costigan’s Defense of CEO Marcie Frost’s Lies
A salvo against CalPERS board member Richard Costigan for his dubious defense of CEO Marcie Frost’s resume misrepresentations.
Read more...Pigs Want To Feed at the Trough Again: Bernanke, Geithner and Paulson Use Crisis Anniversary to Ask for More Bailout Powers
The chief architects of the exercise in looting otherwise known as the post-crisis rescues are back promoting more of the same.
Read more...Holding the Line on Torture
An update on the struggle to get US mental health professionals out of the business of advising on torture techniques.
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