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Tue, 20/01/2026 - 00:26

Originally published January 17, 2025.

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1. “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But by all means, keep moving.”

2. “Why would Kim Jong Un insult me by calling me ‘old,’ when I would NEVER call him ‘short and fat’? Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend — and maybe someday that will happen!”

3. “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”

4. “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.”

5. “When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.”

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Mon, 19/01/2026 - 06:16
In recent times, there has been a growing interest in institutionalist trends and research within economics. Traditional explanations and analyses have seemed to have little or no value. Abstract and unrealistic theories have increasingly been replaced by historically grounded ones. Institutional and structural elements in the economy are highlighted, replacing overly short-term and model-based variables. […]
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Mon, 19/01/2026 - 05:53
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – January 18, 2026 by Tony Wikrent Dingbat imperialism and its malcontents Dingbat Imperialism, the Lowest Stage of Capitalism John Ganz, Jan 13, 2026 [Unpopular Front] Germany planning ‘Arctic Sentry’ Nato mission to protect Greenland  [Telegraph, via Naked Capitalism 01-13-2025] Tech billionaires behind Greenland bid want to build ‘freedom cities’  [Responsible […]
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Sun, 18/01/2026 - 20:21
Sydney’s Phantom Book Shops by Isadore Brodsky was published in 1973, one of Brodsky’s many historical studies of the city. Brodsky was a doctor and a passionate historian, a prolific researcher of what was then called ‘Old Sydney’: its 19th and early 20th-century history. Sydney’s Phantom Book Shops followed the stories of the city’s bookshops […]