Workers of the World Relax

'A common commitment to refrain from seeking special favors is akin to a common commitment to refrain from stealing' - William Niskansen (1933-2011)

Monday, August 19, 2013

Lessons from Russia's Economic "Stimulus"

Entrepreunurial Stimulus A couple weeks ago ( NYT Aug. 9, 2013 ) Russia announced a REAL economic stimulus plan: let the business-people ...

Saturday, July 20, 2013

On Social Realism Art of the 1930s

Idealism Gone Bad When I look at social realism art of the 1920s and 1930s I get sad. The reason for this is reason. During this “inter...

Friday, January 20, 2012

Movie Review : Ides of March

Politics is a Loser's Game Workers saw the movie Ides of March , funded in part I believe by Titanic money (it was co-produced by Leo ...

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Review of "Brighton Rock" Film

Laws and Rules Workers saw the new (2010) Brighton Rock , based on the Grahame Greene 1938 novel updated for 1964, with the context being ...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

How is President Obama Like FDR, Let Us Count the Ways

The Great Recession The period we are living in now is unfortunately not too dissimilar from the Great Depression , when FDR got elected...

Friday, June 17, 2011

If Not Now, When, Ben?

Pretense of Knowledge Continues Workers was pretty happy that the Fed chair went on the record saying that central bank monetary policy is ...

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The IMF and Irresponsibility, Qu'elle Surprise !

Why the surprise? The IMF should have been liquidated with the end of the gold exchange period after Nixon pulled out in 1971 in order infl...

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Cameron Weber: I am interested in economics and the practical application of economics, and associated disciplines, to improving our day-to-day lives and the human condition. This includes social, political and cultural interaction.

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