Friday, July 18, 2025
Nothing Natural About the Natural Rate of Unemployment
Lambert here: “Natural” is indeed one of those words you should watch out for (like “we”). As in, for instance, “natural disaster.” And, of course, the Natural Rate of Unemployment (NAIRU). It’s often amusing to replace “natural” with “artificial”; generally there’s no loss of meaning, and often additional clarity is induced. By Edmund Phelps, the […]
The Movement to Replace Neoliberalism Is on the Ascendency – Where Should It Go Next?
The time is ripe for a movement to replace flawed mainstream economics…but what must it do to succeed?
Don Quijones: Could Italy’s Banking Crisis Drag Down Mario Draghi?
Mario Draghi was governor of Italy’s central bank from 2005 to 2011, overseeing the now very sick banking system. Will his past haunt him?
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/24/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Talk amongst yourselves!
Be Thankful for the Internet as You Know It, Because It May Not Exist Much Longer
FCC Commissioner’s horrid plan to end “net neutrality” and make the Internet work like cable.
The Role of Medicaid Managed Care in the Rise of Common Chronic Childhood Conditions
Has Medicaid’s new managed care model increased diagnoses of ADHD and asthma?
A Thanksgiving Tale: Rescued by Cafe DuPont
A Thanksgiving misadventure has a happy ending.
How Did 1917 Change the West?
The US and Europe were more influenced by the Russian revolution of 1917 than they care to admit.
Trump’s FCC Goes to War on Net Neutrality
Net neutrality has been under attack since 2002, and the Trump Administration is determined to do it in.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/22/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, Big Pharma and TPP, Democratic Wave, Conyers, “The First Bank President,” durable goods, Excel, net neutrality
