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A few years ago, right before the holidays, someone wrote in with a question for Dr. Lakoff: “When my family gets together for the holidays, how do I avoid getting into a political argument with my conservative grandfather?” “Don’t argue with your grandfather,” Dr. Lakoff answered. “Instead, ask him to tell you a story about a time […]
Since coming to Washington more than three decades ago, I have spent much of my time working on retirement income. The biggest part of that story was defending Social Security, which leaders in both parties were anxious to cut. This defense was largely successful, as the efforts to privatize it in the 1990s and under […]
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BBC's Doctor Who teased the release of a teaser or trailer (or something else?) on Christmas Day for the 60th-anniversary special event.
See the comment that accompanies the cartoon. (It's short.) China is taking off the gloves.
ECNS (Chinese official English news service)
Comicomment: U.S. unilateralism, trade protectionism harm global trade
Chinese cities issue vouchers to prop up consumer spending
I’m in the middle of a large consulting project on economics and climate change, and I’m also developing and delivering a set of seven “Mastermind” lectures, which you would have seen advertised on social media (a marketing firm is handling the messaging, which is why some people have thought it’s not me putting out the … Continue reading "Using accounting to prove the core propositions of MMT and Endogenous Money"
from Dean Baker The idea of industrial policy has taken on almost a mystical quality for many progressives. The idea is that it is somehow new and different from what we had been doing, and if we had been doing industrial policy for the last half-century, everything would be better. This has led to widespread applause on […]
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The murderer accidentally ended up looking like Maggie Koerth, but I feel like this is probably the approach she'd take.
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It's time to terrify my production team.
Here's a look at the Doctor Who Christmas Specials & all the ways Steven Moffat could spin riffs out of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Amanda (32), Linnea (23), Sebastian (29), David (32), Tora (29), and Hedda (9). It is great to be able to have all sons and daughters home over the Christmas holidays.
When he was asked to pay by the shop worker, Willis dropped his shorts and underpants to his ankles, exposed his penis and said: “Can I pay with this?” (Thanks to pharmaross)
Having entirely unexpected cause to become acquainted with the subject, I learn that all main railway stations in Germany have their own police stations. At Bochum, you have to walk round the outside to find a door with a buzzer, which nobody answers. Heading back into the station, I approach the first pair of policemen […]
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Chunks of Sperm Whale Wash Up on NYC Streets After Storm Surge (Thanks to Jim Kenaston and Al Barkafski)
It has reached South Africa. (Thanks to pharmaross)
10:59 p.m. A man reported he was seeing a “whole pack of wolves” while out on a bike ride, wasn’t sure if they were wild or not, and didn’t think he could out-bike them. Guess the county. (Thanks to pharmaross)
Here are the answers with discussion for this Weekend’s Quiz. The information provided should help you work out why you missed a question or three! If you haven’t already done the Quiz from yesterday then have a go at it…
