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SCOTT SUMNER II

…I wonder if he is even aware that economic historians label the 1870’s as the “Long Depression”. I find it really amusing that he so proud of what others call…

What’s in a name?

…same results.” In fact, there’s no necessary connection between socialism, communism or Marxism and market failure or authoritarian repression. The obvious counterexample is the Great Depression, which was an economic…

Meds and blogs

…levels of some proteins and peptides were elevated in schizophrenic patients. They also saw characteristic changes in samples taken from patients with depression. The identification of specific biomarkers could redefine…

Blockading Oil

…The Trump administration also instituted other sanctions and restrictions, including some that took advantage of the “state sponsor of terror” label, to block Cuba from bank transfers, wire transfers and…

Paul Volcker Feb.20

…fast in the United States in recent months, down 10% or more. The world in the last six months–I don’t remember any time, maybe even the Great Depression, when things…

Soc Sec XIX: Narratology of ‘Crisis’

Depression/War Babies 1929 to 1945, the Baby Boomers, 1946 to 1964, Gen-X from 1965 to 1983, and the Millennials from 1984 to 2001. In our first story who is the…