Category Archives: Garrulous insolence

Researchers Ask: Does Enforcing Civility Stifle Online Debate in Social Media?

As toxic as political discourse has become, it seems almost quaint that a little over a decade ago, many social scientists were hopeful that by allowing political leaders and citizens to talk directly to one another, nascent social media platforms would improve a relationship tarnished by distrust.

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An FTI Consulting Presentation Pulls Back the Veil on Fossil Fuel PR and Shale Greenwashing

FTI Consulting 2015 slides tout “discrediting” science, “debunking” documentaries, and hype its fracking industry project Energy In Depth

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CalPERS Laughingstock: Marcie Frost, Who Previously Pursued Non-Existent Dual Bachelors/Masters Degree, Designates Herself Law School Grad and Bar Member; Investment Committee Chair Theresa Taylor Admits Not Knowing What SPACs Are

CalPERS’ leadership has such an advanced case of Dunning Kruger effect that they can’t recognize when they are making fools of themselves.

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Mayberry v. KKR: Kentucky Attorney General Shows True Colors, Looks Over-Eager to Settle Pathbreaking Pension Case Rather Than Inconvenience Private Equity Kingpins Blackstone and KKR

Yet more underhanded-looking dealing, this time by the Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, in the landmark pension case Mayberry v. KKR.

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How Charles Koch Is Buying Credibility With Academic Investments

Koch influence in the academic sphere is far ranging. Koch money funds individual courses, professorships, fellowships, and even energy research and policy programs. These are significant investments in the “intellectual raw materials” of free-market advocacy.

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