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Feral Joe: A Series: II
I—I just find it—and I know I use the phrase more than I've used it ever my whole career—un-American. It's un-American. It's not who the hell we are…
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WEEKLY BRIEFLY NOTED: FOR 2024-10-11 Th
My weekly read-around...
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Notes ScratchPad: Somone Probably Has the Presidential Race 80% in the Bag...
Plus some very disappointing journamalism from the "Wall Street Journal's" Ben Pershing; & MOAR. A scratchpad...
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PROJECT SYNDICATE: The U.S. Economy Defyïng Eeyore Expectations: Enjoy the Soft Landing
My October column: In a world where economic pessimism often dominates, the U.S. economy’s recent resilience stands out. Even after aggressive monetary…
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The Fed’s Year-Ago Achieved Soft Landing:—& Why Our Transitory Inflation Was a Feature, Not a Bug.
Time to Update My Inflation-Talk Talking Points. & so, as of October 8, 2024, the sitch. For my fall round of what-is-the-economic situation talks...
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Two Cheers for Nate Silver & Co.: Polls, Predictions, & the Persistent Problem of Political Noise
A plea for people to subscribe to and read Nate Silver & Eli McKown-Dawson's "Silver Bulletin" as a vaccination against all the polling & pundit…
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BlueSky Is Much Better than Twitter: Ring Lore Edition
I think many more people should come over to BlueSky. I, at least, am having much more fun...
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Sundowning in America: A Series: Part III
Trump on how immigrants have bad genes, and Vance on how state police should keep a menstruation registry...
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Feral Joe: A Series
“[Trump is] lying, and the Governor [of Georgia] told him he was lying. I’ve spoken to the governor [Brian Kemp]. I don’t understand why he keeps doing…
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Prosperity since 1900: Democratic Presidencies Rule!
Sam Williamson ex-Miami of Ohio & now <http://measuringWorth.com> gives us the numbers, and I reflect on them. Some presidents were really unlucky. For…
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Most of Us Do Not Recognize How Hard the Corrupt Supreme Court Republican Majority, the "New York Times", & so Many Others Are Working to…
Yes, and grave moral fault attaches to them all...
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PROJECT SYNDICATE: Column Draft: For Now, Enjoy the Soft Landing, &—Across All Dimensions—the Amazing Strength of the Post-Plague American…
Remarkable, surprising strength in the American economy’s post-COVID plague recovery. Employment in September, seasonally adjusted, was 326,000 more…
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