Political Economy category archive
The Artless Dodger 0
David comments on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s refusal to give a straight answer to a straight question. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
The Dolly Parting 0
Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s becoming obsessed with the idea that children only need one or two dolls as a response to his tariffs leading to higher costs and shortages.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom argues that Donald Trump’s it’s-absurd-to-call-them “policies” will bring back sweatshops.
Trumponomics 0
Farron looks at how Donald Trump’s economic “policies” are destroying American jobs.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes’* 0
From the Washington Monthly:
Instead, the economy slows. Budgets collapse. Investors are spooked. Core services erode. Even allies defect. By the end, voters—many of whom once cheered the project—recoil . . . .
No, Nate Weisberg is not talking about Donald Trump in that passage. Rather, he’s hearing a rhyme from a decade ago. Follow the link to find out who he refers to.
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*Mark Twain.
Did Trickle-On Economics Give Us Trump? 0
Robert Reich looks at what led to Trump.
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, John Hill writes that he is somewhat less than enamored by efforts in the Florida legislature to gut restrictions on the use of child labor.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Short promo at about the one minute mark.
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Washington Monthly, Diana Moss explains that the trusts–the ones Teddy Roosevelt tried to bust–are back. A snippet:
Running Ruining the Government like a Business
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My old Philly DL friend Noz points out that Trump’s tariffs may not be by any means the most harmful thing he does to the economy. Here’s how he opens his post:
The whole article is worthy of a look.
The Privatization Scam 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Ann Arsenault Shultz debunks de bunk.
Transfer of Wealth, Republican Style 0
Michael in Norfolk deconstructs the double-talk.
The Chaos Agency 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Courtney Beard takes a look at what the DOGE wrecking ball is likely to mean for psychological research. The outlook is not good.
She makes three main points; follow the link a detailed exploration of each.
- Most of our best psychological treatments have been developed with federal funding.
- Without federal funding, we cannot train the next generation of talented psychological researchers.
- Without federal funding, we cannot develop new psychosical treatments.
Aside:
I suspect I’m not the only one who thinks the “E” in “DOGE” actually stands for “emaciation.”
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Gina Simmons Schneider reminds us that
Follow the link for some tools and techniques to protect yourself from poison on the disinformation superhighway.