Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
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What If Chained CPI Had Been Used to Calculate COLAs Since 2002?
(I have been meaning to post Lou Reed's "Strawman." My favorite line: "Does anybody need
Crooks, Liars, Idiots, and Plutocrats
Economic historian Carlo Cipolla famously noted that human beings fall into four basic categories: the martyr who takes an action
Vice Versa: Inequality and Our Economic Problems
... President Obama and his supporters have been talking about “an economy that grows from the middle out.” ...The key causal
JPMorgan Chase and BoA, etc.
Ok, I need to get a lot of links off my plate (to mix metaphors--unless we're talking about
Pitchforks and Revolutions
I am working on a post on the JPMorgan Chase settlement and the BoA judgment, and I have a couple
Bill Black: Boehner's Trophy
This post is inspired by David Firestone’s article in the New York Times entitled “Boehner’s Last Stand.” Firestone’
The 2013 Sveriges Riksbank ("Nobel") Prize, New Economy Week, etc.
(1) New Economy Week: It's New Economy Week! Sponsored by the New Economics Institute. I have just two
Shutdown and Debt Limit, Yellen, etc.
(1) Letter from a Braves Fan to His Republican Congressman: See above--this came from NBC Sports Hardball Talk, and was
Cruz and Goldman Sachs, Pew and Pensions, etc.
(1) Ted Cruz and Goldman Sachs: Hat-tip to TM--apparently Ted Cruz, who is fulminating and filibustering against Obamacare, and who
Dutch King Declares End of Welfare State
When we found out (hat-tip Seth G.) that Willem-Alexander, king of Holland since only April 30 of this year, had