Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Brexit: Circling the Drain

The latest chapter in the Brexit shaggy dog story.

Intergenerational Mobility in the US: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Economic mobility has fallen in the US. But which cohorts have suffered most and why?

Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part V – Dark Realities

More on the implications of the writings of prominent conservative libertarian, Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/2/2019

Today’s Water Cooler: Government shutdown and farmers, Robert Lighthizer deep dive, Elizabeth Warren, PayGo, Rev. Barber, voting machines, manfacturing, capital investment, sand, coal, YouTube’s Xmas IP theft, the so-called Nobel Prize for Economics, forklift-certified

Links 1/2/19

UN Backs Seed Sovereignty as Defense Against Multinational-Led GMO Projects

The anti-GMO UN declaration was written by and for peasants from every continent.

These 2018 Corporate Scandals Demonstrate Why the New Democratic Congress Must Crack Down on Corruption

Though Mueller’s revelations have shocked the American public consciousness, they were not the biggest financial scandals of the year.

Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part IV – The Journey into a Libertarian Past

Further discussion of the implications of the ideas of an influential conservative libertarian.

PG&E Could Face Murder Charges for California’s Wildfires

Will PG&E finally get its just deserts? And even if that were to happen, what would that look like?

Links 1/1/19

2019 Headlines in Advance

A 2019 forecast

Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part III – Regulation

Andrew Dittmer continues his series on the world that some conservative libertarian thinkers would like to establish.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/31/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread

Links 12/31/18

Basic Income vs Guaranteed Jobs: What If We Paid Stay-At-Home Moms?

Wouldn’t it be great if we just paid women for the work they already do?