Why the US patent regime is broken and what could be done to fix it.
Monday, November 3, 2025
The Free Press versus Facebook and Google
Are Facebook and Google the new ‘public square’? Or are they publishers swiping content from others?
The Full Case Against Ultra Low and Negative Interest Rates
Why unprecedentedly low and negative nterest rates will probably not stimulate demand and may even threaten financial stability.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/17/2021
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Legalise It: Prohibition’s Repeal and Its Unintended Impact on Public Health
How the US Prohibition remains widely misunderstood and why that matters.
Michael Hudson and Paul Craig Roberts: It Is Time To Remove The Debt Barrier To Economic Growth
Why it’s time for a widespread debt writedown.
Yanis Varoufakis: Draghi’s Outrageous Deployment of McKinsey, Europe’s Predicament, DiEM25’s Proposals
Yanis Varoufakis decries how McKinsey is undermining democracy in a putative first world country, a big step up from South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
The Long Term Damage of Economic Downturns
As the well off sail on, either unaffected by or profiting from Covid’s impact, for many, the economic damage is severe and lasting.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/16/2021
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Why Would Anyone Buy Crypto Art – Let Alone Spend Millions on What’s Essentially a Link to a JPEG File?
Trying to make sense of crypto art.
Spain’s Labor Office Hit by Massive Ransomware Attack As Unemployment Hits Four-Year High
The victims of this latest ransomware attack are among the most vulnerable in society — those who have lost their jobs or whose jobs have been furloughed.
New York City Lost a Record 631,000 Jobs to the Pandemic in 2020. So What’s Next?
A look at the raw numbers behind the pain of New York City’s biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Biden Stimulus Plan Shores Up Weakest Multi-Employer Pension Plans Rather than Taking on Private Equity Abuses
A Biden rescue of the sickest private pension plans goes largely under the radar.
