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posted to Interfluidity on Tue 18th Jun 13

I want to comment on this widely discussed bit by Josh Marshall:Let me put my cards on the table. At the end of the day, for all its faults, the US military is the armed force of a political community I identify with and a government I support. Im not a bystander
Apology in advance

posted to Interfluidity on Tue 18th Jun 13

I am in general a terribly constipated blogger. Actually, I don’t know whether I qualify as a “blogger” at all, given the infrequency of my expulsions. As I’ve developed a readership, I’ve come to consider publishing on this site
A quick note on helicopter drops

posted to Interfluidity on Sun 16th Jun 13

So, David Beckworth has a fantastic piece arguing that, in service of an NGDP target, the Fed might sometimes coordinate with the treasury to arrange “helicopter drops”, which Beckworth defines as” a government program that gives money directly

Tragedy of the technocrats

posted to Interfluidity on Wed 10th Nov 10

The good guys will always lose if they don’t have the courage to be the good guys.Brad DeLong writesWhy Are the Technocrats of the Center Missing in Action? Robert Rubin disappoints… And it is not just Rubin: all the bipartisan technocrats of the
Depression is a choice

posted to Interfluidity on Tue 17th Apr 12

I enjoyed Matt Yglesias’ suggestion that depressions are merely a technical problem that will go away once the obsolescence of cash eliminates the zero lower bound on interest rates, and Ryan Avent’s rejoinder. Although I’ve toyed with Yglesias’
Capital cant be measured

posted to Interfluidity on Sat 3rd Apr 10

Simon Johnson and James Kwak are absolutely right. Sure, “hard” capital and solvency constraints for big banks are better than mealy-mouthed technocratic flexibility. But absent much deeper reforms, totemic leverage restrictions will not meaningfully

Links 6/18/13

posted to naked capitalism on Tue 18th Jun 13

Theo the ‘cat burglar’ steals child’s artwork and hand puppet BBC (Lambert)NYC airport builds turtle barrier to guard runway Twin Cities (Chuck L)Drunk British Man Survives Fall From 15th Floor Apartment Balcony Gawker Dramatic Loss in Snowfall
What does it matter anyway?

posted to The New Arthurian Economics on Tue 18th Jun 13

When I started out writing yesterday's post, I was thinking I had a petty objection to a detail in an Interfluidity post. I thought my objection was not relevant to Steve Randy Waldman's analysis, and I was prepared to present it as an objection in principle,
Links 6/17/13

posted to naked capitalism on Mon 17th Jun 13

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city AP (Vallisa)Readers of literary fiction are more creative and exercise better judgment, claim scientists Daily MailDefending the One Percent Greg Mankiw. Put down your coffee.*Confessions of a Sociopath* Marginal