Links 3/18/2024 | naked capitalism
Greed Gone Too Far Sung to the tune of “Shooting Star” by Bad Company Boeing was a small fry, when they built their first aeroplaneLoved to fly and hone their craft, and from there, their reputation gainedGot some engineering, used to build safe planes each dayNow they’re making newsworthy stories and in a deadly wayDon’t […]
Fact-Checking “Greedflation” | AIER
Some myths are stubbornly persistent. Count the greedflation myth among them. A recent poll conducted by Navigator indicates a notable uptick in the number of people attributing inflation to corporate greed. That’s worrisome: public opinion eventually becomes public policy. Senators Warren, Casey, and Baldwin are again pushing for executive powers to “crack down” on what […]
History Is Our Only Road Map To The Future
Many people hated history class because they said it was just about a lot of wars and killing people. That was true of modern history, particularly, for they were teaching events – not how or why they took place in the broad context. History is so much more. It is a catalog of our […]
Definitions and the Euphemism Treadmill
I posted recently about how some people try to use definitions to shortcut discussion about various issues. This is closely related to an idea Steven Pinker calls the “euphemism treadmill.” In short, this describes how people attempt to relabel ideas or concepts to improve their appeal. The process was once explained in the following way […]
