The Bad News About Nudges: They Might Be Backfiring
Public policy nudges devised by fans of behavioral scientst Richard Thaler might not be all that they are cracked up to be.
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On The Cusp Of War: Why Iran Won’t Fold
Is Iran in the midst of a “strategic surge”?
Read more...Plastic and Climate Change: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.
Read more...After Standing Rock, Protesting Pipelines Can Get You a Decade in Prison and $100K in Fines
Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.
Read more...The Federal Government Has Poured Millions into Failing Charter Schools in Louisiana
Another fiasco: charter schools in Louisiana.
Read more...Gregory Travis and Marshall Auerback: Anatomy of a Disaster – Why Boeing Should Never Make Another Airplane, Again
Is Boeing itself on a crash course?
Read more...How Kentucky Tried to Make the Country’s Worst-Funded Public Pension Plan Even Worse
Many public pension funds are in a very deep underfunding hole, and too many are resorting to high fee investment strategies that at this point in the cycle are costly hopium. Gordon Hamlin, a pro bono advier to public pensions, sets forth a strategy for the most deeply underfunded state pension, the Kentucky Retirement System.
Read more...“There Is No Alternative” to Managing the Economy and the Climate
Why the US needs to embrace an industiral policy to combat climate change.
Read more...British Government Passes the Buck to Sweden Where the Military Offense Exclusion Protects Julian Assange From Extradition to the Us
The UK looks likely to welcome to pass the Assange hot potato to Sweden….which could turn out to be a lucky break.
Read more...China-US Trade War Heats Up: 3 Reasons It Won’t Cool Down Anytime Soon
Why the US and China are gridlocked on trade.
Read more...SEC to Relax Audit Requirements for Small Companies, Thus Facilitating Future Accounting Fraud
SEC proposes relaxing internal control attestation requirements for companies with annual revenues of less than $100 million.
Read more...“It’s Not Just Barclays – Tackling Climate Change Means Building a New Bank System”
A discussion of using bank lending as a way to tackle climate change.
Read more...Why Everyone in the U.S. Who Counts Wants Julian Assange Dead
Keep your eye on what Assange’s real offenses are in the minds of the officialdom.
Read more...Josh Hawley (R-MO) and How the Social Media Economy Addicts Users
Lambert gingerly enters the worlds of gaming and Republican politics.
Read more...Joe Biden Looks to Revive Obama’s Climate Plan. Scientists Say That’s Not Good Enough
The former vice president’s proposal is anchored in resetting the clock to 2016
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