Category Archives: Guest Post

Trumponomics, the Left and the Return of Protectionism

Antipathy for all things Trump, including Trumponomics, is leading some “progressive” economists to change their positions on “free trade”.

Millennials Are Waiting For The End Of Capitalism

Not surprisingly, Millennials are not in very good financial shape…..

Wolf Richter: Tesla Slammed by Tesla (and Moody’s)

Tesla’s bubble is starting to deflate.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/28/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: KORUS, China trade and administration “entanglements,” political veterans, GDP, corporate profits, Trump tanks Amazon stock, Facebook, Internet of Sh*t, diet

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/27/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: KORUS, nationalizing the midterms, the Parkland kids, #MedicareForAll, manufacturing, consumer confidence, Uber, Facebook Fracas, a new human organ

Winners and Losers as PE Firm Cerberus’s Remington “Rollup” Collapses into Bankruptcy

Who are the bagholders in the Remington bankruptcy?

The Decline in Quality of Manufacturing Entrepreneurship in the US

Yes, Virginia, US manufacturing is going downhill at the bottom of the food chain as well as from the top.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/26/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, gerrymandering, Jennifer Palmieri, the liberal world order, national activity, shipping, infrastructure, Facebook, trainhopping, Nash equilibria

Plastic Watch: Great Pacific Garbage Patch Grows

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a major plastic accumulation zone located between California and Hawaii, is growing at a rate greater than previously believed, according to a new scientific paper published last week.

Links 3/26/18

Aliso Canyon Disaster Highlights Risks, Inadequate Safety Rules Governing Natural Gas Storage

Report documents how the self-regulation fairy proved itself as inept in protecting the public from dysfunctional management decisions that compromised safety and led to the Alito Canyon natural gas disaster.