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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Madness of Crowds
Maybe I need to read the book, but I think the fact that people are susceptible to the whims of charismatic, confident leaders is fairly obvious, and the more interesting enquiry is how self-aware people are of their own gullibility, and why they indulge themselves in an illusion when they know it is one. Perhaps it's that much easier and less embarrassing to come back to reality when it was someone else taking you for a spin? You'd thoroughly look like a fool if you tricked yourself, wouldn't you?
Monday, January 3, 2011
Economic arsonists
"Indeed, today the global economy’s arsonists have become prosecutors, and accuse the fire fighters of having provoked flooding." Fallen Heroes of the Financial Crisis
Solitary confinement: torture?
A long, not exactly uplifting but very good piece on the absurdities of the American prison system.
We know as much...
"...we know as much about nature and its potential phenomena as a penguin knows of the effects of forest fire, or of nuclear fusion. This is not just an analogy – it is our real situation." - Lee Smolin
Invisible hand/invisible man
When the free market fucks over you and your country, turn to God. He'll solve your socioeconomic woes for sure. Yemen's qat crops
Communist (trash) collection
It would be great if anyone with vocal political opinions knew what the hell the definition of socialism actually is. Is that so much to ask when it's thrown around as an epithet every day?
Graphic Warning
443 thousand deaths per year, and that's with half as many people smoking these days as compared to the 70's. And marijuana is still illegal. Could someone please look into how often the health care people meet with the tobacco people?
The Kochtopus
A disgusting, yet apt euphemism for billionaire brothers screwing over democracy eight ways from Sunday. Or whatever day you like.
Journal of Economic Philosophy
Columbia and LSE student publication The Transatlantic. Quality content. One day soon, I will send them something. And hopefully be published.
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