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Ben Bernanke got the job as Federal Reserve Chairman because he marketed himself as the expert on The Great Depression. But he wasn’t the expert on The Great Depression itself: instead, he was an expert on explanations of The Great Depression that were consistent with mainstream economic theory. The only explanation that was consistent with […]
Most modern weapon systems require rare earths to manufacture, including expendables like missiles and drones. Rare earths are less mined than they are refined, and China controls over 90% of the refining capability. Rare earths are generally found in small amounts in other ores. For example, Gallium in Aluminum. To get Gallium, you have to […]
Leaked records obtained by Byline Times reveal how Kremlin-linked investors used Epstein's network to channel oligarch money into Silicon Valley
“Elijah Clark, a consultant who advises companies on AI implementation, is blunt about the bottom line. ‘CEOs are extremely excited about the opportunities that AI brings,’ he says. ‘As a CEO myself, I can tell you, I’m extremely excited about it. I’ve laid off employees myself because of AI. AI doesn’t go on strike. It doesn’t ask for a pay raise.’” — Gizmodo
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Last night, the Israeli police postponed the derby between Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv football clubs because of extreme violence and rioting on the streets of the city. Israeli police claimed that there was a ‘risk to human life’ to local residents, and over 12 people were seriously injured. In just a few weeks, Aston […]
Modern life demands constant decision-making, which can be exhausting and costly. Here’s how to manage your budget
- Video by TED-Ed
Conversations with teenagers from unstable or war-torn nations across the world, on a unique tour to Canada 40 years ago
- by Aeon Video
Each cycle of steam and cold brought me closer to the land, my mother, and the version of myself I’d left behind
- by Katja Pettinen
Trump is using lies about immigrant crime waves to create a massive law enforcement apparatus that operates under his orders.
The post Trump “National Police Force” Built on ICE Partnerships With Local Agencies Like… Wildlife Commissions? appeared first on The Intercept.
Jewish children who were ‘hidden’ in Christian families during the Holocaust have much to teach us about memory and trauma
- by Carolyn Ariella Sofia
Silvia Federici’s 1975 essay, ‘Wages Against Housework’, begins with a problem. Many women, Federici writes, are reluctant to support a campaign for housework to be waged, despite all they stand to gain from such a cause. Wages are not an obvious good; women discuss waged housework with difficulty and hesitation. But this hesitation often speaks […]
A few weeks ago I wrote this blog post – Japan – the challenges facing the new LDP leader – Part 2 (October 9, 2025) – documenting the viability of a fiscal expansion in Japan given the availability of idle labour resources, which are in short supply. I noted that the recent estimates from the…
The market for futures on Australian Government Securities (AGS) is one of Australia's key markets for trading interest rate risk, and turnover in AGS futures is substantially greater than turnover in AGS themselves. We examine liquidity in the market for futures on AGS using granular 'tick-level' data that captures trades and changes at the top of the order book from October 2019 to June 2025. We find liquidity deteriorated at the onset of COVID-19 and around the end of the RBA's yield target. Nevertheless, the market for AGS futures functioned well in the period, with market participants always able to transact (albeit sometimes at higher transaction costs). For 'news' events in the period – such as monetary policy decisions and economic data releases, which are inherently uncertain – we find liquidity tended to deteriorate briefly following these events but recovered before day's end. By contrast, for 'flow' events – such as pre-announced purchases and sales of AGS, including syndicated issuance – we find liquidity improved in anticipation of these events and smooth trading conditions were maintained.
Drunk adulterer, Barnaby Joyce, is tipped to be named as heir apparent to racist bigot Pauline Hanson as leader of the fringe band of lunatics that is One Nation. ”Pauline has done a fantastic job of building up One Nation... Read More ›
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 19, 2025 by Tony Wikrent Trump not violating any law ‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law’ Trump Stuns By Saying ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked Directly NBC’s Kristen Welker ‘Don’t You Need to Uphold the Constitution?’ Joe DePaolo, May 4th, 2025 [mediaite.com] Are We […]
Yours truly has been offering a crash course on causality to fellow researchers at Malmö University over the past couple of years. If you’re curious, the course PowerPoint is available here: Causality – a crash course. Many research questions in the social sciences today are fundamentally about issues of causality. What is behind the rise […]
Fans and writers have always been obsessed with Doctor Who ending, but the show and the character have always found ways to "regenerate."