Tag Archives: economics

More on Bitcoin

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Paleo Retiree writes: Cullen Roche shares some smart musings. And:

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Financial Ramblings

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Paleo Retiree writes: The alternative-currencies meme has acquired a lot of momentum recently. Here’s Max Keiser on Bitcoin and more: Some other fun and alarming finance-insanity links: In Cyprus: “The [Bank of Cyprus] will be owned largely by individuals and … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Paleo Retiree writes: An excellent intro by architect Christine Franck to a great American artform: the Shingle Style. Why should taxpayers be subsidizing our biggest banks?  Meet Roberta Pedon, unbelievably busty hippie-chick pinup star of the ’70s. What’s become of … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Paleo Retiree writes: JayMan attempts an answer to this question: How much do inbreeding and outbreeding have to do with a society’s cohesiveness? Some bliss of recent vintage for Roger Federer fans. How does he make some of those shots? … Continue reading →

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The Collapse, Part Two

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part Two of a three-part series. Part One is here. Another distinction that I’ve found useful is between people who think the current system can be responsibly and successfully managed and people who think that our … Continue reading →

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The Collapse, Part One

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Paleo Retiree writes: This is Part One of a three-part series. Since my recent retirement, the main way I’ve been busying myself intellectually has been in trying to make sense of the financial collapse of 2008. “What on earth just … Continue reading →

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Greece and Econ

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

Paleo Retiree writes: A fun snapshot of how things really go down in Greece. Link tks to the wonderful HBD Chick. Did I ever mention one of my biggest misgivings about how econ is usually done? If it were up … Continue reading →

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And Who Mourns Vaudeville?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Brundle Guy writes: The times, they are a-changing, as the man once sang. They certainly are for the industry I work in, comic book publishing. It’s odd, in a time where comics have greater cultural cache than ever before, the … Continue reading →

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Quantitative Easing III Happened Because of a Single Blogger

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Sir Barken Hyena writes: So claims Tyler Cowen, and the blogger is Scott Sumner of The Money Illusion. I tried to read his blog for years and finally gave up, so I’m in no position to evaluate this. But if … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Paleo Retiree writes: The Bank of England admits that its policies have benefited the rich and punished savers. More. I’m convinced that this says much about our era. Galz & guyz & fat: Mark Sisson offers a Primal/Paleo take on … Continue reading →

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