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You could frame this as a test:
are we so politicized and intellectually neutered as a country we can't manage to care sufficiently about the availability or quality of information on the acts and policies of the government we are meant to elect and shape?
The current president has guessed "yes."
are we so politicized and intellectually neutered as a country we can't manage to care sufficiently about the availability or quality of information on the acts and policies of the government we are meant to elect and shape?
The current president has guessed "yes."
September 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
You could frame this as a test:
are we so politicized and intellectually neutered as a country we can't manage to care sufficiently about the availability or quality of information on the acts and policies of the government we are meant to elect and shape?
The current president has guessed "yes."
are we so politicized and intellectually neutered as a country we can't manage to care sufficiently about the availability or quality of information on the acts and policies of the government we are meant to elect and shape?
The current president has guessed "yes."
Rising inequality: A major issue of our time www.brookings.edu/articles/ris... (2023)
Rising inequality: A major issue of our time | Brookings
Zia Qureshi discusses the recent trend of rising inter- and intra-country inequality and what policies could help mitigate it.
www.brookings.edu
September 19, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Rising inequality: A major issue of our time www.brookings.edu/articles/ris... (2023)
It is remarkable how globalization shaped poverty and opportunity in America, and now Trump-led de-globalization is hurting the poor (primarily in the form of raising the cost of living, and capital moving into AI and the stock market rather than employment opportunities).
September 19, 2026 at 11:20 PM
It is remarkable how globalization shaped poverty and opportunity in America, and now Trump-led de-globalization is hurting the poor (primarily in the form of raising the cost of living, and capital moving into AI and the stock market rather than employment opportunities).
One reason to dislike social media is that it instills negativity bias, short-circuits deeper understanding and listening, and trains people to spout ill-considered hot takes. In short, it’s made us less decent.
September 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
One reason to dislike social media is that it instills negativity bias, short-circuits deeper understanding and listening, and trains people to spout ill-considered hot takes. In short, it’s made us less decent.
You almost certainly undervalue the impact of the content you consume on your perspective, perception, and mood
August 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
You almost certainly undervalue the impact of the content you consume on your perspective, perception, and mood
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‘There’s a long history of Treasury secretaries clashing with the Fed, and the result is always that the Treasury loses or inflation festers.’ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
It Didn't Take Long for the White House to Undermine the Fed
That was quicker than anyone surely imagined. It’s been just three months since Kevin Warsh took the helm of the Federal Reserve and he’s already being undermined by a White House that gave him the jo...
www.bloomberg.com
August 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
‘There’s a long history of Treasury secretaries clashing with the Fed, and the result is always that the Treasury loses or inflation festers.’ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Imagine if there were podcasts, but in writing—so not every take was half baked or off the cuff. We could call them magazines.
August 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Imagine if there were podcasts, but in writing—so not every take was half baked or off the cuff. We could call them magazines.
The notion in technofeudalism that, if you want something, you go onto Amazon where they've set prices and availability, or onto Google whose algo shows you products in order of who is paying them and where they can skim, is pretty insightful—and it's truth, pretty oppressive and omnipresent.
August 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The notion in technofeudalism that, if you want something, you go onto Amazon where they've set prices and availability, or onto Google whose algo shows you products in order of who is paying them and where they can skim, is pretty insightful—and it's truth, pretty oppressive and omnipresent.
Opening arguments in California AG Rob Bonta’s case against Meta begin on Tuesday, as more states try to force the social media company to make design changes to Facebook and Instagram.
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/m...
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/m...
Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
Meta faces a federal trial over child safety claims that could bring major financial penalties and changes to Facebook and Instagram.
www.cnbc.com
August 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Opening arguments in California AG Rob Bonta’s case against Meta begin on Tuesday, as more states try to force the social media company to make design changes to Facebook and Instagram.
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/m...
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/m...
You do NOT have to do much research into DC PR firms before you start finding things like one of the main one's creating fake Facebook accounts to influence local affairs just after a political coup.
cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net/publications...
Why a DC Public Relations Firm Pretended to Be Bolivian on Facebook
cepr.net
August 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM
You do NOT have to do much research into DC PR firms before you start finding things like one of the main one's creating fake Facebook accounts to influence local affairs just after a political coup.
cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net/publications...
Gee, I wonder if kids raised on engagement models and by AIs will be more empathetic or less
August 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Gee, I wonder if kids raised on engagement models and by AIs will be more empathetic or less
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‘U.S. Treasuries, JGBs and the yen have all undergone periods of heavy stress in recent decades, but rarely have all three been under such pressure at the same time. And this comes as market confidence in new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the BOJ is running dry.’ www.reuters.com/commentary/r...
US yen intervention signals perfect storm rising in FX and bond markets
The U.S. bond market has long had a dark cloud hanging over it: the threat that one of America’s biggest creditors, most likely China or Japan, might liquidate some of their enormous Treasuries holdin...
www.reuters.com
August 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
‘U.S. Treasuries, JGBs and the yen have all undergone periods of heavy stress in recent decades, but rarely have all three been under such pressure at the same time. And this comes as market confidence in new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the BOJ is running dry.’ www.reuters.com/commentary/r...
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‘PE-owned life insurers reflect a structural transformation in which an insurer supports a broader asset-management business that is designed to extract value upfront and impose losses on others.’ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
July 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
‘PE-owned life insurers reflect a structural transformation in which an insurer supports a broader asset-management business that is designed to extract value upfront and impose losses on others.’ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Ai Weiwei, 258 Caochangdi, Beijing, China, from Study of Perspective, 2012, Inkjet print, 20 in x 20 in
July 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Ai Weiwei, 258 Caochangdi, Beijing, China, from Study of Perspective, 2012, Inkjet print, 20 in x 20 in
Is contemporary technology making it harder to love (one another)? Could there be anything more consequential? Are Sam Altman or Peter Thiel going to be the ones to solve for this? Doesn’t Silicon Valley seem increasingly inhuman?
July 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Is contemporary technology making it harder to love (one another)? Could there be anything more consequential? Are Sam Altman or Peter Thiel going to be the ones to solve for this? Doesn’t Silicon Valley seem increasingly inhuman?
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'The spread between forward and trailing P/E ratios is rarely this wide except at market extremes like back in 2000. It’s a sign that investors are really expecting a parabolic move in earnings in the coming year and any shortfall could cause a market pullback.' www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/t...
July 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
'The spread between forward and trailing P/E ratios is rarely this wide except at market extremes like back in 2000. It’s a sign that investors are really expecting a parabolic move in earnings in the coming year and any shortfall could cause a market pullback.' www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/t...
Trump's presidency is exceptionally unpatriotic—degrading personal liberties to expand illegal and oppressive government ICE campaigns; taking public stakes in companies; skirting public process for Trump vanity projects; cashing in on the presidency and lowering the office in the process. . .
Poll: The political right has staked a claim on patriotism across the West
Poll: The political right has staked a claim on patriotism across the West
An international POLITICO Poll finds that the language and symbols of patriotism are intertwined with right-wing parties that have centered national identity and anti-immigration rhetoric.
dlvr.it
July 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Trump's presidency is exceptionally unpatriotic—degrading personal liberties to expand illegal and oppressive government ICE campaigns; taking public stakes in companies; skirting public process for Trump vanity projects; cashing in on the presidency and lowering the office in the process. . .
Well's Progressive (PGR) downgrade – attributed to growth – interesting when paired with question about insurance co's balance sheets ("too heavily in private credit and equity?") by Jeffrey Gundlach, others.
June 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Well's Progressive (PGR) downgrade – attributed to growth – interesting when paired with question about insurance co's balance sheets ("too heavily in private credit and equity?") by Jeffrey Gundlach, others.
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I don’t have much to say about Slaughter, and honestly I think we do too much justice to the Roberts Court by treating its opinions like serious judicial reasoning.
But I will say that it’s striking how openly the court treats congressional oversight as somehow antithetical to democratic government
But I will say that it’s striking how openly the court treats congressional oversight as somehow antithetical to democratic government
June 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I don’t have much to say about Slaughter, and honestly I think we do too much justice to the Roberts Court by treating its opinions like serious judicial reasoning.
But I will say that it’s striking how openly the court treats congressional oversight as somehow antithetical to democratic government
But I will say that it’s striking how openly the court treats congressional oversight as somehow antithetical to democratic government
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There's no sugar-coating Slaughter. It's an enormously important ruling (far more important than the other three decisions #SCOTUS handed down today). It's a huge win for Trump/the executive. And it's going to have massive ramifications for the functioning of the government long after Trump is gone.
June 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM
There's no sugar-coating Slaughter. It's an enormously important ruling (far more important than the other three decisions #SCOTUS handed down today). It's a huge win for Trump/the executive. And it's going to have massive ramifications for the functioning of the government long after Trump is gone.
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"It’s not just the unusually sharp rise in dispersion that is worrisome right now; it’s also the fact that that dispersion is being driven by the stocks most sensitive to a turn in the broader credit cycle."
- Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social, The Felder Report
- Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social, The Felder Report
October 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"It’s not just the unusually sharp rise in dispersion that is worrisome right now; it’s also the fact that that dispersion is being driven by the stocks most sensitive to a turn in the broader credit cycle."
- Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social, The Felder Report
- Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social, The Felder Report
AI changes research and work into being told what to believe.
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
AI changes research and work into being told what to believe.
"It's really not that big of a deal. Life's like a game," the administration official said, stepping over a corpse that had lost Medicaid coverage. They were on their way to one of the detention camps.
September 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"It's really not that big of a deal. Life's like a game," the administration official said, stepping over a corpse that had lost Medicaid coverage. They were on their way to one of the detention camps.
Do God, Spirit, the transcendental, and the unconscious exist in a transhuman world?
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Do God, Spirit, the transcendental, and the unconscious exist in a transhuman world?