4 (5- to 6-oz size) lobster tails, cooked1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts, drained⅓ cup butter or margarine1 green pepper, cut in strips1 small onion, peeled and quartered¼ cup unsifted all-purpose flour1¾ teaspoons salt12 teaspoon paprika⅛ teaspoon pepper2½ cups milk1 egg, beaten1 tablespoon bottled capers, drained½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon lemon juice⅓ cup sherry2 cups […]
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Last year, I wrote a couple of posts defending historical presentism, that is, the view that we should examine events and actors in history (at least in modern history) in the light of our current concerns, rather than treating them as exempt from any standards except those that prevailed (in the dominant class) at the […]
It’s bad for business Semafor reports that this bullshit is starting to cost real money: Last year, Republican-controlled legislatures began passing laws blacklisting state investment funds from doing business with money managers that pushed what they deemed to be liberal agendas, like boycotting gun manufacturers and mining companies. BlackRock, run by Larry Fink, an outspoken supporter of so-called ESG principles, has taken the brunt of the pressure, with at least 10 states pulling their money from his firm or threatening to. “If Larry or his friends on Wall Street want to change the world — run for office,” Florida’s chief financial officer said in December, when he announced the state would pull $2 billion out of BlackRock, which he accused of running a “social-engineering project” with clients’ cash. A chorus of state governors, treasurers, and attorneys-general joined in, and the American Legislative Exchange Council, a test kitchen for conservative legislatures, outlined model bills that statehouses could propose.
Another Message Board (a bit late this week) Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’ve moved my irregular email news from Mailchimp to Substack. You can read it here. You can also follow me on Mastodon here I’m also trying […]
As Somalia struggled to hold its first real national elections since the country collapsed in 1991, the US and its allies pushed separatism and undermined democracy so as to militarily dominate the country and plunder its resources. An armed conflict is underway between secessionists and unionists in the city of Lasanod, where Somaliland state separatist forces have fired on civilians, reportedly killing more than 82 people. Somali unionists have now taken up arms to defend themselves, and issued a declaration […]
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I have a new paper on how we conceptualize the supply side of the economy, coauthored with Arjun Jayadev. I presented a version of this at the Political Economy research Institute in December 2022. You can watch video of my presentation here — I come on, after some technical difficulties, around 47:00. (The other presentations from the conference are also very worth watching.) The paper will be published in the upcoming issue of the Review of Keynesian Economics. (The linked version is our draft; when the published version comes out I’ll post that.)
Our fundamental argument is that while macroeconomic supply constraints are normally conceptualized in terms of a level (or level-path) of potential output, in many contexts it would be better to think in terms of a constraint on the rate of change — a speed limit rather than a ceiling.…
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New Paper: Rethinking Supply Constraints
JW Mason | Assistant Professor of Economics, John Jay College, City University of New York
JW Mason | Assistant Professor of Economics, John Jay College, City University of New York
They always are Krugman reminds us of the history: But, of course, many Republicans do want to eviscerate these programs. To believe otherwise requires both willful naïveté and amnesia about 40 years of political history. First of all, if Republicans had absolutely no desire to make major cuts to America’s main social insurance programs, why would they sunset them — and thus create the risk that they wouldn’t be renewed? As Biden might say, c’mon, man. And then there’s that historical record. Two things have been true ever since 1980. First, Republicans have tried to make deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare every time they thought there might be a political window of opportunity. Second, on each occasion they’ve done exactly what they’re doing now: claiming that Democrats are engaged in smear tactics when they describe G.O.P. plans using exactly the same words Republicans themselves used. So, about that history. It has been widely forgotten, but soon after taking office Ronald Reagan proposed major cuts to Social Security.
The billionaire said that he would personally talk to the Martians and convince them that joining a union would be a mistake that they’ll regret.
Our current highly technically-dominated world is composed almost exclusively of technology, which needs radical rethinking and intentional direction if humanity is to flourish. read now...This should be lit: House Republicans have asked former White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony to testify before Congress as they launch a new investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The GOP leaders of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Committee on Oversight and Accountability sent a letter to Fauci on Monday requesting a transcribed interview. Fauci said in November that he would cooperate with any oversight hearing in the Republican-led House. “If there are oversight hearings I absolutely will cooperate fully and testify before the Congress,” Fauci told reporters during his final briefing at the White House. “I have no trouble testifying — we can defend and explain everything that we’ve said.” Fauci, one of the nation’s top infectious disease experts, was the public face of the U.S. pandemic response during the Trump and Biden administration. He stepped down from his posts at the White House and at the helm of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December. House Republicans also sent letters requesting testimony from EcoHealth Alliance President Dr.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has ruled that all mortgage holders in Australia must receive a kick to the groin each month in a move that is designed to put a hold on inflation. ”We saw yesterday with Valentine’s day... Read More ›
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In a 2016 piece about the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, I wrote: But there is something about [Orlando] that screams “Last call for sane discourse and positive action!” on multiple fronts. This incident is akin to a perfect Hollywood pitch, writ large by fate and circumstance; incorporating nearly every sociopolitical causality that has been quantified and/or debated over by criminologists, psychologists, legal analysts, legislators, anti-gun activists, pro-gun activists, left-wingers, right-wingers, centrists, clerics, journalists and pundits in the wake of every such incident since Charles Whitman perched atop the clock tower at the University of Texas and picked off nearly 50 victims (14 dead and 32 wounded) over a 90-minute period. That incident occurred in 1966; 50 years ago this August. Not an auspicious golden anniversary for our country. 50 years of this madness. And it’s still not the appropriate time to discuss? What…too soon? All I can say is, if this “worst mass shooting in U.S.
The failure to produce an artificial heart is a testament to the wizardry of nature.
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‘What exactly aren’t we understanding? It is a fact these companies worked with the Government’, a campaigner who lost his key worker father, told Byline Times
There are a lot of things you should be afraid of—vaccines, chemtrails spreading airborne vaccines, malfunctioning Katy Perrybots—but there’s no need to be scared of using a semicolon (unless you’re using one in a 5G text—then you might as well just give yourself COVID). To show a mastery of this mysterious piece of punctuation is to join the likes of writers at the New Yorker, Nobel laureates, and the elite who make up the world’s secret societies such as Yale’s Skull and Bones Society or Harvard’s Pelvis and Ligaments Club. Please read on, as I’ve prepared clear explanations on when and why to use this enigmatic symbol.
Scheduled for the 2040s, while the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines might never eventuate, the theatre surrounding the announcement provides a publicly-digestible narrative for the surrender of Northern Australia to the American military in the present day. Time to talk about time and submarines. Time is the most salient consideration in the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines debate. The Continue reading »
Six years ago, John Menadue, Robert Manne, Tim Costello and I agreed that Australia’s refugee and asylum seeker policy was in a complete mess. The trouble started with the 2013 election campaign when Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott tried to outdo each other, pledging that the boats would be stopped and that anyone headed for Continue reading »
Surely the Australian people are entitled to an explanation as to why in December last year the government voted against an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. On 30 December a vote was taken in the UN General Assembly whereby the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was Continue reading »