Tag Archives: larry summers

chill out: religion doesn’t grow on trees

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Dave

Judith Butler is a major critic of the state of Israel. Like many in left, far left academia, they occupy a higher moral ground than the common and mortal, the unwashed who may actually have to do some real work … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Avi Nesher, Hannah Arendt, Judith Butler, larry summers, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Martin Buber, Max Horkheimer, Steven Plaut, Summers Harvard, Theodor Adorno, Tom Paulin Oxford, uri avnery | Leave a comment

hide and seek: the workingman’s burden

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Dave

Does it pay never to work a day in the life? Save no money. Have no marketable assets. Yes and no. It does depend on the lifestyle one is accustomed to. It would be pushing “voluntary simplicity” to an extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, david rosenberg, depression chic, Frederico Fellini, Jason Kenney, jonathan chevreau, larry summers, martin feldstein, Paul Krugman, vanity fair depression chic | Leave a comment

50 ways to leave your job

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Dave

Is the cup half full or half empty? Does evaporation count? Is deflation inevitable? Even helicopter Ben may be running out of tools and ammo and if the property bubble bursts in China which is likely or their commodities takes … Continue reading →