Another effort to cost out some of the effects of climate change.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/5/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Boeing and China deal, festival of Biden, Buttigieg, Harris, Hickenlooper, Sanders organization, Warren “economic patriotism,” employment, services, shipping, Apple, Uber, bonds, the solar cycle, health care, credit card skimmers, pot pies
The Economic Cost of Devastating Hurricanes and Other Extreme Weather Events Is Even Worse Than We Thought
irming up the math on the economic cost of climate change makes a bad picture look worse.
Brexit Dithering
The Bexit noise to signal ratio continues to be awfully high thanks to the Tory leadership contest.
A Bernie Sanders Narrative for Seniors
Some ideas for what Sanders could do to raise his standing among Democratic Party seniors.
Does Japan Do MMT?
In case you had any doubts, Japan is not following MMT economic policy prescriptions.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/4/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Bennet, Biden, Gravel, Sanders, Warren, Yang, “family values,” factory orders, real estate, Apple, Amazon, Twitter, Valve, the Fed, PFAS, Flint, health care threads, sports fans, labor market ’til 2050
Privacy Watch: US Visa Applicants Must Provide Social Media Details
The US will now require applicants for visas to share social media details, thus formalizing an existing policy of government monitoring of such traffic.
FANGMAN Stocks Crushed by Potential “Unprecedented, Wide-Ranging Probe” into Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon
The authorities have come to realize that monopolists like Google and Amazon aren’t good for the health of the economy or even (despite their tech sheen) “innovation”.
Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
Hoo boy, trusting Alexa for health care. What could go wrong? A lot, it turns out.
Could Air Travel Become an Early Casualty of Climate Change?
Might air travel take a serious hit from climate change before polic-makers work up the nerve to intervene?
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/3/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Trade war and tariffs, Booker, Buttigeig and the local cops, Festival of Sanders, centrist Democrats and “electability,” manufacturing, construction, bonds, climate and financial risk, self-checkout and crapification
Consumers Are Changing But Perhaps Not How You Think
Deloitte report reveals that millennial consumers will not change the world, and that their consumption patterns reflect the pressures that burden the middle class.
