My posts use footnotes a lot, in ways and for reasons I’ll come to in a moment. But first, and at risk of teaching granny to suck eggs, let me say that clicking on the inline numbered marker … … … Read More »
Over the decades since Reagan and Thatcher, Western economies have come to be dominated by finance, insurance and real estate (FIRE) sectors which, though highly profitable, create little new value. Rather these sectors, misleadingly counted as adding to GDP, recycle … Read More »
Not that long ago I read Jan Oberg, Transnational Foundation for Peace co-founder, expanding Eisenhower’s MIC (military industrial complex) to MIMAC (military industrial media academia complex). Bear that in mind when reading what follows. Bear in mind too that the … Read More »
Michael is the world’s best economist not only in expertise but in moral rectitude, fighting for the liberation of mankind. By “economist,” I invoke the meaning of the term in classical Chinese. The contemporary Chinese term “economy” – jingji – derives … Read More »
Former Reagan Treasury appointee Paul Craig Roberts, one of the many gamekeepers turned poacher quoted on this site, has called Professor Hudson the world’s greatest living economist. Me, I don’t think that goes far enough given the degradation of a … Read More »
The global dominance of Virus over the last two years is telling us that capitalism is ready to do “whatever it takes” to postpone its [final reckoning]. It is therefore delusional to think governments, health authorities, and media act independently. … Read More »
By now most of us know how Harry Potter creator JK Rowling responded to the phrase, “people who menstruate”. I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? Well guess what? … Read More »
The neocon outlook is based on an overriding false premise: that the US military, financial, technological, and economic superiority enables it to dictate terms in all regions of the world. It is a position of both remarkable hubris and remarkable … Read More »
I just spent ten minutes watching a conversation, on a Youtube clip entitled “The Absurdity of Socialism”, between Dave Rubin and Jordan Peterson. Here it is: I’m going to assume, out of kindness and a degree of respect for Mr … Read More »
As threatened sixteen days ago, I’ve resumed meditation – as a daily practice – after a gap of close to two decades. I sit for an hour each morning, very early, and let my thoughts – all with a greater … Read More »