Saturday, June 14, 2025
Brexit: May Bloodied but Not Yet Bowed
Theresa May continues to exhibit her remarkable capacity for taking punishment. Too bad it’s not for good ends.
Our New York Magazine Article: “Uber Is Headed for a Crash”
A clinical look at Uber’s economics and prospects.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Bitcoin Wallets For First Time
The long arm of US law reaches into bitcoin wallets.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/4/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Trash and trade, Neera Tanden, Beto 2020, ME-02, NC, WI, motor vehicle sales, LNG, rentals, Google, MasterCard universal identity, clean coal, marijuana legisation, Women’s March, STD, carbohydrates and fat
The Impact of Inheritance Taxes on the Labor Supply of Heirs
Inheritance tax cuts cost non-currency-issuing governments more than just the lost inheritance tax revenues.
Brexit: Coming to a Head?
The latest take on the increasingly frantic Brexit state of play.
Michael Olenick: A Quick Look at the Gilets Jaunes Protests. Update: They Won!
An overview of the gilets jaunes movement.
How Did Public Land Drilling Rights Become Cheaper Than a Cup of Coffee?
A great public land giveaway is in process….and where has the press been?
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/3/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Trump and Xi on trade, Sanders 2020, Beto 2002, authoritarian Democrats, MI, NC, WI post-midterms battles, capital spending, manufacturing, construction, retail, “last mile” logistics, UN on climate change, scripts in the news, occupational licensing, Xmas
Protecting Coral Reefs: Sustainable Scuba Diving Practices
PADI, the world’s largest scuba diving training and certification group, and British conservation charity Reef-World Foundation, have joined forces to support the Green Fins scheme, to mitigate the impact of recreational diving on already-stressed coral reefs.
Pathbreaking Fiduciary Duty Suit Against KKR/Prisma, Blackstone, PAAMCO, and Others to Proceed
An important fiduciary duty lawsuit against some of the biggest names in the hedge fund and private equity worlds is moving forward. If the plaintiffs win, it could change the balance of power between investors and fund managers.
Decades of Denial and Stalling Have Created a Climate Crunch
Two-week UN climate change summit kicks off in Poland, to flesh out details of the 2015 Paris Accord. Politicians have dithered about what action to take, in part diverted by the disinformation spread by fossil fuel companies.
