Tag Archives: mark blyth

inflation: just sequester it

…The worst possible consequence of inflation has always been its corrosion of political institutions. Every monarchy in the sixteenth century except the English went bankrupt. War, grandiose ambitions, and civil and religious strife played their part, and acquired extra force … Continue reading

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120 billion dollar bash

End of the Euro? It does seem that three is a crowd. And with the Euro, The American dollar and China as a nimble but nonetheless elephant in the room, it may be the Euro will slowly be dismembered and … Continue reading

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passing the buck

The equal sharing of misery? Hang the rich? The first idea is that inequality is an issue that all of us need to be concerned with.Or, it has always been there but slightly below the radar in our “to do” … Continue reading

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park it on the parthenon: bonds & byzantium

Its an object of blame for a crisis that it is not to be blamed for. This idea of north and south is an excuse for invidious comparison: the industrious, virtuous, thrifty north and their slightly darker Mediterranean neighbors to … Continue reading

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austerity will set you free

A Pinata Party. Picking over the carcass. Reena Virk. A girl, fourteen, caught in a deep plunge of self-esteem. She just wanted to be part of the gang. The cool club. But she became a victim of adolescent ritual. Virk … Continue reading

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threw it all away

There is a business expression that you should only lose in the stock market what you can afford to lose; like this play money is gravy for amusement. The story of Sino-Forest, a Chinese company, an alleged forest resource company … Continue reading

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