Category Archives: Real World Economics
Economics, Political Economy and Inequality
Unsound on equality August 15, 2014 from Peter Radford In a recent speech I gave on inequality, I described the relevance of economics in a series of quotes thusly: “Political economy you think is an enquiry into the nature and causes … Continue reading
Foot-in-Mouth Disease: Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan
Foot-in-mouth disease — Ayn Rand and Alan Greenspan August 6, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll Now, I don’t care to discuss the alleged complaints American Indians have against this country. I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood … Continue reading
World Student Movement Could Become Major Player in the Struggle to Bring Pluralism and Freedom of Inquiry to Economics
World student movement could become major player in the struggle to bring pluralism and freedom of inquiry to economics August 5, 2014Edward FullbrookLeave a commentGo to comments from Edward Fullbrook An emergent worldwide grassroots movement of economics students, the International Student Initiative, has … Continue reading
The Revolt of (Part of) the Top 1% of the Top 1%
The revolt of (part of) the top 1% of the top 1% , 2014Steve KeenLeave a commentGo to comments from Steve Keen What are your preconceptions about the author of a book with the title The Next Economic Disaster: Why It’s Coming and … Continue reading
Bayesianism: Preposterous Mumbo Jumbo
Bayesianism — preposterous mumbo jumbo July 23, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll Neoclassical economics nowadays usually assumes that agents that have to make choices under conditions of uncertainty behave according to Bayesian rules (preferably the ones axiomatized by Ramsey (1931), de Finetti (1937) … Continue reading
“Cognitive Infiltration” vs “Cognitive Gate Crashing”
“Cognitive Infiltration” vs “Cognitive Gate Crashing” by STTPML Collective conspiracy theories 387 (Paper Referred to in You Tube Piece) Henry Kissinger:
Stratfor and Leaks of U.S. Intelligence Sources and Methods
Intelligence Sources and Methods: The Stratfor Leakers Jim Craven/Omahkohkiaaiipooyii Introduction Intelligence work has always been a mystery to most people, and later even a genre in mass culture. The basic trade-craft of human intelligence (intelligence and counter-intelligence) has not changed … Continue reading