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A Flaw in the Model
The election of Donald Trump was due, in no small part, to the abject corruption of our elite. In my last post, I examined An Economic Theory of the Criminal Law, where 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner states that the poor require … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Greenspan, An Economic Theory of the Criminal Law, animal spirits, Ayn Rand, banana republic, Democrats, Education/Industrial/Complex, flaw in the model, John Maynard Keynes, looting, magical belief system, military industrial complex, mortgage-securitization process, Naked Capitalism, neoliberalism, neoliberals, not a bug but a feature, Republicans, Richard Posner, student-loan-securitization process, Yves Smith
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Because Markets
Once again, there was a mass-shooting in America. This time in Las Vegas, where a 64 year old man sprayed bullets down onto concert-goers, killing 58 people and wounding 489. The statistics paint a horrible picture of gun violence in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, Ayn Rand, because markets, Constitution, creating and nurturing community is a revolutionary act, federal reserve, Going Postal, gun violence, hyper-individualism, inequality, Lambert, Las Vegas shooting, Mark Ames, Naked Capitalism, neo-feudalism, neoliberalism, NRA, Ronald Reagan, Shay's Rebellion, society, The Freedom of an Armed Society, wall street crash
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The Takers
A People’s History of the United States, by historian Howard Zinn enrages conservatives. For good reason, the controversial retelling of American history depicts an early republic founded on genocide. Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, now President of Purdue University, reflects the sentiment … Continue reading
Cult Studies
There is a new book entitled: Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul, by Wall Street reporter Gary Weiss, coming out this week. Ayn Rand created a cult of followers, including former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, around a … Continue reading