Tag Archives: Yves Smith

Oncoming

Posted on December 3, 2021 by camelotkidd

What we thought was the light at the end of the tunnel has turned out to be an oncoming locomotive. The new Omicron coronavirus variant has the potential to take us right back to the beginning by virtue of being … Continue reading →

Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda | Tagged Dr. Fauci, Naked Capitalism, Omicron variant, public health, Robert F. Kennedy, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

A Flaw in the Model

Posted on November 2, 2017 by camelotkidd

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 →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | 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 | Leave a comment

The Flight to Serfdom

Posted on April 14, 2017 by camelotkidd

Neoliberal economist Friedrich Hayek wrote The Road to Serfdom, in 1944, where he warned of totalitarian governments terrorizing their citizens. Hayek’s dystopian vision is upon us, only instead of totalitarian governments it’s all-powerful corporations like United Airlines that we … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Chicago Boys, concentration, Dr. Dao, Flight to Serfdom, Fly the Friendly Sky's, Friedrich Hayek, mergers and acquisitions, Naked Capitalism, neoliberal economic policies, neoliberalism, oligopoly, public relations, Road to Serfdom, United Airlines, University of Chicago, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Taking the Risk Out of Democracy

Posted on July 16, 2015 by camelotkidd

Ever wonder why corporations spend billions on business friendly propaganda each and every year? Because it works, that’s why. Corporate propaganda has succeeded in convincing a majority of Americans that their interests lie with corporations–the business of America is business–and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Carey, business propaganda, free enterprise, Naked Capitalism, neo-liberal, slavery, Taking the Risk Out of Democracy, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Stupid Rich

Posted on April 24, 2015 by camelotkidd

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1%, banana republic, Brittney Cooper, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Gatsby, Naked Capitalism, oligarchy, Quiet Coup, Salon, Simon Johnson, stupid rich, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Godzilla vs Mothra

Posted on October 8, 2014 by camelotkidd

With the dearth of investigative journalism and embrace of entertainment as news by our corporate press, sometimes the only way we learn about the important events shaping our world is when there is a dust up among our elite. Right … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AIG bailout case, Ben Bernanke, David Dayen, deep state, finance, Hank Greenberg, Henry Paulson, Naked Capitalism, Timothy Geithner, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Greedy/Ideology

Posted on September 22, 2014 by camelotkidd

“We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Akerlof and Romer, censorship, empire, greedy/ideology, Kansas, Karl Rove, looting, Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism, propaganda, Thomas Frank, Tom Engelhardt, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Coming Out of the Closet

Posted on December 7, 2013 by camelotkidd

I have decided to come out of the closet and live my life free from shame. Nope, not gay, if that’s what you were thinking. Not that there’s anything wrong with that sort of thing. No, my closet consists of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged class warfare, inequality, John Lennon, karl marx, marxism, Naked Capitalism, neoliberalism, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

The Antidote

Posted on January 8, 2013 by camelotkidd

In the United States we have a breathtaking system of propaganda that is directly enabling our descent into neo-feudalism. This propaganda, disseminated by the dominant corporate media, is astonishingly effective in its depiction and framing of economic issues. And this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged matt taibbi, mattstoller, Michael Hudson, Naked Capitalism, neo-feudalism, new york times, propaganda, rollingstone, university of missouri--kansas city, washington post, William Black, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Too Big to Jail

Posted on December 14, 2012 by camelotkidd

I swear to God, if anyone tells me that we are a “country of laws,” I’m going to punch them in the face! Glen Greenwald has more on our two tiered system of justice. Much more. Yves Smith at Naked … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Glenn Greenwald, Naked Capitalism, Tim Geithner, Too Big to Jail, Yves Smith | Leave a comment