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Dan Clayton looks at a rising tide of martial, dehumanising and manipulative metaphors over asylum seekers and migrants in the UK
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This post presents an update of the economic forecasts generated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model. We describe very briefly our forecast and its change since September 2022.
The heap grows… “By making nature the arbiter of our way of life, the Cynics ushered in a moral revolution… But critical theorists today… are understandably suspicious of appeals to nature’s moral authority” — “The Cynics would applaud their criticism, but they’d also warn them not to throw out the baby with the bathwater” “We may sometimes want our AI assistants, just like humans, to temper their truthfulness: to protect privacy, to avoid insulting others, or to keep someone safe, among innumerable other hard-to-articulate situations” — on the complexity of aligning artificial intelligences with human values “Intellectual history is not so much an enriching source of data and instruction as a prerequisite to know what I am talking about” — “everyone needs something that is, for them, playing the role of grounding one’s modal reasoning,” says Liam Kofi Bright (LSE) “Tellingly, no-one announcing the discovery of the new Hegel manuscripts seems excited that they’re going to make us realise something we didn’t know before about art” — Tom Whyman on whether more Hegel is good news “A one-size-fits-all approach to sex [comes] a
Mark Temnycky says that though Russia gambled to finance far-right politicians in Western elections this year, the attempt to stifle support for Ukraine has failed badly
Once in a while, I listen to a book as an audiobook, rather than reading it on paper or on my electronic device. Especially during the pandemic, when I was walking a lot, I loved listening to stories while walking. And clearly, for people who are dyslectic, or who for another reason can’t read easily, […]
Manasa Narayanan speaks to people who are homeless, surviving on Westminster's streets in the shadow of Parliament
The Debian project is pleased to announce the sixth update of its
stable distribution Debian 11 (codename
bullseye). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been published separately and are referenced where available.
Bankers have contributed a-third of the party’s income over recent months, amid plans to remove the cap on their bonuses, reports Sam Bright
Sian Norris analyses how the modern Republican Party has been infiltrated by far-right rhetoric and conspiracy, not least in its determination to wage a 'war'
from Dean Baker I was having an exchange with an old friend on Mastodon (yes, I’m there now @deanbaker13@econtwitter.net), in which I was arguing that the best way to get alternatives to the current patent system was to have examples of successful drugs developed without relying on patent monopolies. Of course, there are great historical […]
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4 servings You will need3 oranges, peeled and thinly sliced2 tart apples, cored and thinly sliced1 cup cooked, sliced beets (reserve liquid)1 cup pineapple slices or chunks2 bananas, peeled and sliced4 large radishes, thinly sliced1 head lettuce, shredded½ cup peanuts, chopped½ cup pine nuts, chopped (optional)Seeds of 1 pomegranate, or ¾ cup fresh cranberriesDressing: ½ […]
If scientific progress in economics lies in our ability to tell ‘better and better stories’ one would, of course, expect economics journals to be filled with articles supporting the stories with empirical evidence confirming the predictions. However, the journals still show a striking and embarrassing paucity of empirical studies that (try to) substantiate these predictive […]
Welcome to The Weekend Quiz. The quiz tests whether you have been paying attention or not to the blog posts that I post. See how you go with the following questions. Your results are only known to you and no…
With sexual consent laws differing among states, a current push to harmonise these laws is important and timely. read now...Part 2: Why is the value of business ownership ignored for public owners, while this same value is a prized economic metric for private owners?
on grayness in real estate
Allegedly, somewhere in Wake Forest, North Carolina, a 4 bed, 5.5 bathroom house totaling more than 6,600 square feet is for sale at a price of 2.37 million dollars. The house, allegedly, was built in 2021. Allegedly, it looks like this:
A McMansion is, in effect, the same house over and over again - it’s merely dressed up in different costumes. In the 90s, the costume was Colonial; in the 2000s, it was vague forms of European (Tuscan, Mediterranean), and in the 2010s it was Tudor, dovetailed by “the farmhouse” – a kind of Yeti Cooler simulacra of rural America peddled to the populace by Toll Brothers and HGTV.
Unlike many of our competitors, we are not run by billionaire media barons. read now...The Australia Institute’s Democracy & Accountability Program welcomes Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ announcement of the abolition and replacement of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), which fulfills a recommendation made in the Institute’s research earlier this year. The Australia Institute research revealed political appointments to the AAT skyrocketed from 6 in 100 under John Howard, to 2
The post Abolition of AAT a Welcome Step Towards Integrity appeared first on The Australia Institute.
We watched Scott Morrison's entire Robodebt Royal Commission performance so you don't have to. Here are the highlights. You're welcome. read now...
After almost five years, Australia and South Africa will renew hostilities in the test cricket arena this weekend for the first time since ‘Sandpapergate’. read now...