Trump’s Executive Order is a Backdoor Privatization of Medicare
Why Trump’s “expansion” of Medicare Advantage is an insurer boondoggle at the expense of taxpayers and patients.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Trade, Biden, Sanders to debate, Warren, deliberative democracy, voting machines, factory orders, services, employment, Facebook, Mr. Market, GretaThunberg. fear as messaging, Cuomo and the SEIU, GM strike, science and “the science”
Read more...What Gandhi Believed Is the Purpose of a Corporation
Gandhi had a well-developed view on corporate goverance and influenced business leaders.
Read more...Naked Capitalism: Integrity, Dedication – and Community
Naked Capitalism’s community rocks, particularly in flyover!
Read more...Understanding Why the Green New Deal Won’t Really Work
A sanity check on the Green New Deal.
Read more...How Performance Evaluation Metrics Corrupt Researchers
New research shows how citation metrics create perverse incentives for corruption in economics.
Read more...Reminder: London Meetup Today (with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, Richard Smith); We Look Forward to Seeing You!
London meetup today with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, and Richard Smith.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 10/2/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Hunter Biden and China, Sanders stent operation, Trump fundraising, Warren and black voters, ADP employment report, Mr. Market has a sad, Amazon, UPS, WeWork, climate change and the Precautionary principle, mobile herb apothecary, SEIU, datasheets, radio
Read more...Secular Stagnation: The Limits of Conventional Wisdom
The debate over secular stagnation continues, yet orthodox economists are loath to admit that the needed fix is more demand, which means more government spending.
Read more...The Self-Set Impeachment Trap
The Democrats are going about impeachment in a particularly stupid way.
Read more...Mark Carney’s Trojan Unicorn — Are Central Banks Considering Stealth Nationalization in Sovereign Digital Currencies?
Mark Carney talks about digital soverign currencies. But is he really describing nationalization? And if so, whither the commercial banks?
Read more...Rural Hospital Closings Reach Crisis Stage, Leaving Millions Without Nearby Health Care
How rural hospital closures have serious knock-on effects.
Read more...Trump’s Latest Trade War Move Sends Oil Tanking
Oil markets see Trump’s continuing China trade threats as a downer.
Read more...London Meetup (with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, Richard Smith), 3rd October: We Look Forward to Seeing You!
London meetup, 3rd October, with Jerri-Lynn, Clive, and Richard Smith.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 9/30/2019
Today’s Water Cooler:
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