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Misguided Censorship And Banking Policy

Craigslist.org Censored It is not where you are, but where you are going.  Analogies abound, which brings us to a couple of recent topics in the news: Censorship and Banking Policy. This week, several state attorneys general* threatened, Big Brother-esque,…

Comic Relief In Jackson Hole

Brown Capuchin Monkey Comedians from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) have hedge fund traders and financial bloggers snickering, including this must-read example at Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis. Some of their economic positions as committee members at NBER…

Oligopoly Of Sugar Water

The Illusion of Diversity, Philip H. Howard Assistant Professor Philip H. Howard of Michigan State University concludes that approximately 89% of beverage options are controlled by three corporations.  Many people who haven’t been sleeping under the proverbial rock can name…