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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Catalonia and Spain Enter Dangerous Uncharted Territory
Some initial reactions to Catalonia’s declaration of independence and Madrid’s initiation of direct rule.
Gaius Publius: Defining Neoliberalism
A bit of clarification regarding the word “neoliberalism,” now that it is finally being used in mainstream stories.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/27/2017
Today’s Water Cooker: Clinton’s tour, Northam, Democrats in disarray, GDP, Amazon, blockchain, AirBnB for camping, platforms, shadow banks
The Rise and Fall of the Phillips Curve
The Phillips Curve is broken and is used by policy-makers to hurt workers. Can it be fixed?
Freelancing Isn’t Feminist—It’s Badly Negotiated Wage Labor for $5 an Hour
Freelancers get exploited, and women freelancers even more so.
Improving Patient Care Using Clinical Guidelines and Judgement
Questioning whether enforcement of clinical guidelines and evidence-based medicine produces better patient outcomes.
EU Borders: Walking Backwards from Northern Ireland to Cyprus
The UK still has no realistic answer to the problem that the Northern Ireland border poses to Brexit.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/26/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Zero-sum NAFTA, ISDS, Shattered, Trump weak, trade, manufacturing, Yellen out, value, rents, itching, zombie cells
How Many Hurricanes Must It Take?
Some relatively low-cost measures can reduce the toll of hurricanes….but do they go far enough?
UK Leaders Starting to Crack as Brexit Realities Finally Sink In
Brexit bravaura is scarce in evidence in Whitehall.
What is the Matter With the Iowa ACA?
How a scheme to undermine the ACA hit Iowa particularly hard.
