Old Man Yells at Mush-Mouth Verbiage | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “All that is solid melts into air.” –Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto “Gentlemen, I as leader will use power like a drum…
Investing in Influence | naked capitalism
By Marianne Bertrand, Chris P. Dialynas Distinguished Service Professor of Economics the Booth School of Business at University Of Chicago, Matilde Bombardini, Associate Professor, Vancouver School of Economics at University…
Links 3/11/2023 | naked capitalism
Colombia Struggles to Control Exploding Population of Over 100 Invasive Hippos Field and Stream Scientists have revived a ‘zombie’ virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost CNN [shudder]. California’s…
Silicon Valley Bank Fails, With Deposits of Many Venture-Backed Companies Frozen. How Bad Will the Fallout Be? | naked capitalism
Silicon Vally Bank, the 16th largest in the US, was shut down and put under the control of California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on Friday. This failure is…
The Case Against Animal Individualism | naked capitalism
Yves here. I am guilty of the kind of behavior that this article criticizes, by supporting the Snow Leopard Trust, which tries to help the endangered species by giving local…
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/10/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day American Robin, Burton Drive Hideaway, King, Washington, United States. “American Robins upset by 2 Barred Owls in a tree, called…
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Is More Common than Eating Disorders Like Anorexia and Bulimia, Yet Few People Are Aware of Its Dangers | naked capitalism
Yves here. While this article is useful in documenting the extent of body dysmorphic disorder, in my humble opinion, it is remiss in failing to discuss the huge industry that…
Mexico’s President AMLO Sends Strong Message to US Neocons: Mexico Is Nobody’s Colony | naked capitalism
“We will not allow any foreign government to intervene in our territory, much less with armed forces,” AMLO told US neocons. Relations between US and Mexican lawmakers plumbed new lows…
Fed Hawkishness, Crypto Implosion, and Private Equity Subscription Lines of Credit Imperil Silicon Valley Bank and Freak Out Bank Stock Investors | naked capitalism
Due to having competing obligations, your truly is being more curt about the wobbles in financial stocks than is ideal. As we wrote yesterday, the small but high profile Silvergate…
Ayn Rand vs. Elinor Ostrom: The Fight for the Future of Social Media | naked capitalism
Yves here. While this piece discusses some useful frames of reference for thinking about social media, it is nevertheless striking to see the author criticize Musk’s interventions at Twitter and…