Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, China and trade policy, Stacey Abrams, suburban voters, Obama and gerrymandering, jobless claims, consumer confidence, house prices, coincident indices, Foxconn, AI, the Farm Bureau and climate, Medicare for All, entomolody, SAD, Samuel Pepys
Saturday, February 7, 2026
“Summer” Rerun: Journey into a Libertarian Future: Part I –The Vision
A dialogue about how a libertarian society would work.
We Are Twelve Years Old
A belated thanks for to many of the key people who have helped this site over the years.
The Microeconomics of Christmas
Economists seem awfully Scrooge-y when they discuss Christmas.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/26/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread.
Two Medicare for All Plans: HR676 and S1804
There are substantive differences between HR676 and S1804
Stumped by the Stock Market Slump? Start by Picturing a Used Car Dealership
Trading stocks can be a lot like buying a used car.
The Christmas Truce, 1914
A true display of Christmas spirit.
Wolf Richter: Nasdaq, “Tech,” & IPOs Are in for Gut-Wrencher
Companies planning IPOs for 2019 must hope that the upcoming year will be like 2000, the last hurrah of the dot-com era.
Christmas Exegesis: A Carpenter’s Son
The Christmas story, color-coded.
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/24/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread
