Trump administration continues to follow the self-regulation gospel – this time in the area of rail safety. This case study in corporate capture of American regulation is yet another area where the accidents are just waiting to happen.
Monday, August 25, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/30/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden and his hands, Sanders and the means of production, barcode voting in NY, Kelton’s website and book, labor unions and single payer, GoT revised, robot surgery, robots and rational assent
Lawmakers Push To Stop Surprise ER Billing
The legislative war to end balance billing moves forward in California.
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty: Will the “Train Wreck” Uber/Lyft IPOs Finally Change the Public Narrative About Ridesharing?
A post-mortem of the Uber and Lyft IPOs.
Is Conservatism Running on Brand Fumes?
Why the foundations of conservatism are crumbling.
Does Iran’s Economic Fate Depend on a Lifeline From China?
How China is likely to view defying US sanctions on Iran.
Reminder: Birmingham Meetup Tonight!
Come in from the heat to join our meetup!
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/29/2019
Festival of Biden, Buttigieg, Deblasio, O’Rourke, Trump, Warren, Democrat debates, Mueller, DSA, manufacturing, “The end of mobile,” Fed defenestration, biofuels, patriarchy, more 70’s dinner, commas
Why Martin Wolf Is Wrong on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
A shame that someone like Martin Wolf does get the core idea of MMT but still really can’t or won’t accept its implications.
UBI Without Quality Public Services Is a Neoliberal’s Paradise
Why should governments give cash-handouts before providing free, quality public services to all?
Embattled CalPERS Board Incumbent Henry Jones Puts Foot in Mouth, Doubles Down on Strategy That Got Two Board Members Turfed Out
Will reform-minded former CalPERS board member JJ Jelncic be back in the saddle soon?
What Does It Mean to Live in a Multipolar World? We May Be About to Find Out
Possible American and EU responses to multipolar politics.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/28/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, Trump, Warren, SALT deductions, consumer confidence, manufacturing, housing, copper, Facebook ignores Canadian subpoena, Facebook currency?, Google, Big OIl lobbying, overfishing, methane to CO2 conversion, Mount Everest, upward mobility, Tolkien, conscience, 70s dinner party
