About Lambert Strether Readers, a correspondent described my views as cynical and realistic. Let me explain them briefly. I believe…
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In 2022, the World Bank issued the world’s first wildlife bond, raising $150 million that will be partially used for…
We build a model of the law of small numbers (LSN) – the erroneous belief that even small samples represent…
My friend (although we have never met) and fellow economist Jon Murphy said recently, in a comment on co-blogger Pierre…
I develop this theme in my latest Bloomberg columnhere is an excerpt: So I have a modest suggestion for anyone…
Monthly GDP is recovering. Figure 1: Non-agricultural employment (NFP) from the CES (bold blue), civilian employment (orange), industrial production (red),…
The philosopher Daniel Dennett recently died. Although his work focuses on topics such as consciousness and philosophy of mind, his…
Tyler And I have been promoting the Danish mortgage system for years. Remember that in the Danish system, each mortgage…
I have reached the end of the discussion on Message from Scott Sumner in which he discusses global warming. I…
The author is Charles Taylor (yes, the Charles Taylor) and the subtitle is Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment. This…