Author Archives: Yves Smith
Catalonia Secession Becomes Damp Squib as Catalans Accept Direct Rule
The Catalonia secession fantasy dies a quick death.
Read more...What Do Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Dick Cheney, Oprah Winfrey, Erin Brockovich, Stephen Hawking, Harrison Ford, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Jon Krakauer, Michelle Obama, Dan Rathers, Malcolm Gladwell, and Yours Truly Have in Common? Smeared by a Soros-Funded Think Tank for Appearing on RT
Another day, another McCarthyite blacklist, this one of people who have appeared on RT, which turns out to be quite a star-studded list.
Read more...An Environmental and Public Health Disaster Awaits—If USDA Gives Organic Label to Hydroponics
A big cause for pause about a planned change in what the USDA considers “organic” to mean.
Read more...Student Loans: Teacher Horror Story a Reminder of Failure to Fix Broken Servicing Model
Democrats fiddle as lousy servicing of student loans further harm borrowers.
Read more...Outsource or Not: A Serious Misreading of Coase
What Coase really said about oursourcing, and why that matters.
Read more...Reminder: Philly Meetup This Thursday, November 2!
Announcing the time and place for our first Philly meetup!
Read more...Links 10/28/17
Catalonia and Spain Enter Dangerous Uncharted Territory
Some initial reactions to Catalonia’s declaration of independence and Madrid’s initiation of direct rule.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Defining Neoliberalism
A bit of clarification regarding the word “neoliberalism,” now that it is finally being used in mainstream stories.
Read more...Links 10/27/17
Freelancing Isn’t Feminist—It’s Badly Negotiated Wage Labor for $5 an Hour
Freelancers get exploited, and women freelancers even more so.
Read more...Improving Patient Care Using Clinical Guidelines and Judgement
Questioning whether enforcement of clinical guidelines and evidence-based medicine produces better patient outcomes.
Read more...EU Borders: Walking Backwards from Northern Ireland to Cyprus
The UK still has no realistic answer to the problem that the Northern Ireland border poses to Brexit.
Read more...How Many Hurricanes Must It Take?
Some relatively low-cost measures can reduce the toll of hurricanes….but do they go far enough?
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