. Var vi har Timbrohögern och liberalerna i den här frågan vet vi sedan länge. Vad som däremot förvånar är att en annars så sansad ekonom som Lars Calmfors tydligen valt att ‘sälja ut’ sitt anseende och pondus i den här typen av viktiga samhällsekonomiska frågor genom att medverka i en ‘utredning’ finansierad av Stiftelsen […]
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As part of fixing the site I’m migrating to a new service provider. A snapshot has been taken of the site from earlier today. That means this post will probably disappear tomorrow, and I will not be approving any comments till the site migration completes, except perhaps on this post, if I did, they’d likely […]
Lars Calmfors har på uppdrag av stiftelsen Fritt Näringsliv lett en utredning om huruvida Sverige borde ansluta sig till euron. I en debattartikel i Dagens industri framför han sina egna argument för ett medlemskap. Hans starkaste argument är att en anslutning till euron skulle öka svensk utrikeshandel med 5–7,5 procent. Det är möjligt att siffran […]
Nästa onsdag delas Nobelprisen ut vid den årliga prisceremonin i Stockholm. I veckans avsnitt av Starta pressarna diskuterar yours truly tillsammans med Daniel Suhonen, Elisabeth Lindberg och Max Jerneck vad för slags teorier årets ‘Nobelpris’ i ekonomi har premierat. Vi försöker också — med utgångspunkt bland annat från Isabella Webers teori om ‘seller’s inflation’ — […]
Roughly speaking there are two types of corporations in China. State owned (SOE) and private. During the policy driven real-estate bust, the countries biggest builder, Evergrande, went under. But there was an assumption that the government would bail out real-estate SOEs. Well the largest one, Vanke, is going under, and the central government is going […]
Professor [Max] Planck, of Berlin, the famous originator of the Quantum Theory, once remarked to me that in early life he had thought of studying economics, but had found it too difficult! Professor Planck could easily master the whole corpus of mathematical economics in a few days. He did not mean that! But the amalgam […]
Sometimes it seems like half my life was spent learning something new. The more I’ve learned, the more I’ve thought about how to learn, and I’m going to distill part of the process down for you. These methods are primarily about intellectual matters: mastering a subject, but are easily adapted to practical and creative skills. […]
A woman is in a critical condition in a Sydney hospital after taking an overdose of smug whilst declaring to her friends that she had completed all of her Christmas shopping several weeks before the event. “A female was admitted... Read More ›
The desert acted as a mirror that seemed to say: you are like me – harsh, inventive, and full of life
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Corporations and oligarchs are using offshore courts to tear down democratic decisions – and our governments say “welcome”. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st December 2025 How do you reckon our political system works? Perhaps something like this. We elect MPs. They vote on bills. If a majority is achieved, the bills becomes […]
For as long as socialism has existed in Britain, it has been defined by disagreements over the role of the state. From the early days of the Labour Party, through the post-war settlement and the rise of neoliberalism, socialists have debated whether the capitalist state could ever be used to build socialism. The issue has […]
Why keeping your kids totally safe might be doing them more harm than good.
The Drupal Community Working Group is seeking a community member or organization to design and create the Aaron Winborn Award for 2026.
2020 award created by Bo Shipley
Each year, this award honors a Drupal community member who embodies the spirit of generosity, collaboration, and contribution that Aaron represented. We’re looking for someone to help us bring this recognition to life through a meaningful, handcrafted award.
2019 award by Rachel Norfolk
If you or someone you know would like to design the 2026 award, please send your ideas or proposals to drupal-cwg@drupal.org.
The future is inherently uncertain, particularly when it comes to forecasting and implementing economic policy. No amount of statistical analysis, econometrics, decision theory or game theory can fully overcome this fundamental reality. According to Keynes, we live in a world permeated by unmeasurable uncertainty — not quantifiable stochastic risk — which often forces us to […]
One of the things I did with the money from last years fundraising drive is hire a Dev to fix the issues with the site, like it often being down and slow loading, and with the mailing list. This may mean the site has some down time over the next week. It should be more […]
Hey nonprofit Drupal users, do you want a free ticket to DrupalCon Chicago? Submit to be a breakout discussion leader at the Nonprofit Summit!
What are you talking about?
The DA is interested in supporting community-driven content that is specifically relevant to nonprofit organization staff and related agencies at DrupalCon North America in Chicago, Illinois, at the Nonprofit Summit on March 23, 2026.
We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in giving back to the community by contributing some subject matter expertise via a day of informal breakout sessions or other group activities. We are open to ideas!
Who are we looking for?
Do you have some Drupal expertise or a recent experience with a Drupal project that you would like to share with others? Is there something about Drupal that you think is really cool that you would love to share with the nonprofit Drupal community?
A local feline has expressed horror at the prospect of spending any of its next eight lives as the pet of the crazy cat lady it is living with in this life. “I’d rather come back as a rat catcher... Read More ›
“[Secretary of War] Hegseth ordered a lethal attack but not the killing of survivors, officials say… Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.” — New York Times
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Can we all calm down for a minute? It appears my command to take no prisoners, exterminate all traces of life, and torch any semblance of international law has been misinterpreted. You shouldn’t rush to conclusions until you have all the facts.
Just because I said “Blow up the boat and everyone on it” doesn’t mean I literally wanted to do those things. Ever heard of a rhetorical device? The media can’t handle nuance or irony.
You have to understand, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are a lighthearted bunch. We joke around. We do bits. The Situation Room is DC’s Comedy Cellar. Everyone is cracking wise. So when you hear that I ordered an unprovoked attack based on dubious intelligence, you shouldn’t take anything out of context.
Documents show Jeffrey Epstein was not cast out after his child sex-crime conviction but remained embedded in a confidential inner circle of Silicon Valley founders with strategic influence on the modern world, including Musk, Bezos, Brin, Page, Gates and Zuckerberg
Another director of the agency’s drug evaluation office is stepping down amid the Trump administration’s push for accelerated approval timelines.
With the health care crisis spiraling out of control, a pivotal majority of Americans now support a single-payer system.
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice