“Let the Players Decide the Game”

The title above is in quotation marks because I see athletes and fans use the term to mean something different from the apparent meaning. Of course, the players should decide the game, but they should decide the game based on rules. It would make no sense to say “let the players decide the game” if […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/11/2023 | naked capitalism

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day David C. Evers, Schoolcraft, Michigan, United States. It’s been awhile since I played loon songs. * * * Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.” –Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles Capitol Seizure […]
Oil, gold and Treasurys diverge on U.S. recession risk: Livermore’s Neuhauser

Markets are confused over the odds of a U.S. recession, and “somebody has got it wrong,” according to hedge fund manager David Neuhauser. The CIO of Livermore Partners told CNBC on Monday that many investors are hoping for a “Goldilocks” scenario, in which the economy doesn’t grow too quickly, or shrink too much. “The outlook […]
New Hampshire’s Lesson for America
New Hampshire may be a small state in New England, but it offers a big lesson for America. That lesson is this: The best way to keep your freedom is never to lose it in the first place, and once you’ve ensured that, to whittle down the remaining barriers to liberty and opportunity. Look at […]