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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Jason Perez’s Ouster of CalPERS Board President Priya Mathur Sends Shockwaves Among Private Equity, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Boosters
Jason Perez’s win over ESG advocate Priya Mathur has ESG fans deeply worried.
Why Hysteria Over the Italian Budget Is Wrong-Headed
A critique of the bad-model-induced fear-mongering over Italy’s proposed budget deficits
Yves Will Be Writing Regularly for New York Magazine (in Addition to Everything Else!)
Announcing a new gig at New York Magazine.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Tarriffs and retail imports, 2020 (Bloomberg, Harris, Sanders, Avenatti, Trump), Susan Rice, Kavanaugh, climate and civil disobedience, producer prices, wholesale trade, inflation, Seats, Toys “R” Us, Trump on Medicare for All, cat diagrams
The Continuing Dominance of the Dollar
The dollar still rules. What could make that change?
Brexit Chaos
It’s getting harder to figure out what exactly is happening on the Brexit front, but even through the fog of negotiations, things don’t seem to be getting any better.
Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts
Why the already-scary new IPCC report isn’t scary enough.
Medicare Advantage Plans Shift Their Financial Risk To Doctors; Do Patients Win or Lose?
Are fixed fee pricing schemes for Medicare Advantage better for patients?
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/9/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: New NAFTA, dodgy bills of lading, 2020 debates, Sanders v. Bezos, blue wave in the states, O’Rourke, #MeToo, small business confidence, batteries, wood cities, UPS contract saga, Johnny Ramone, cause and effect, naps
JFK Sucks, and Cuomo Plan Won’t Fix It
Passing through JFK is a necessary purgatory for passengers; the Cuomo plan doesn’t address many problems.
Nobel Prizes in Economics, Awarded and Withheld (Climate Change Politics Edition)
How the Swedish Riksbank just put its finger on the scales of the climate change debate in a big way.
