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How Many Economists Should Be Fired?
National Association for Business Economics survey: Nearly half – 47% – of surveyed economists said overall industry demand was falling, compared with 35% who said so in the October survey. Just 10% of respondents said profit margins were rising, compared … Continue reading
Post Carbon Institute + Energy Bulletin
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Colleges + Strategic Technology
At most colleges, the head technology guy is treated as a high level technical support guy. Some are gaining traction (evidenced by a surge in online courses, etc) but can, in a lot of ways, only accentuate and slowly shape … Continue reading
PMC Protection Rackets
This is a follow up to a brief I gave to a top academic audience a few years ago, titled “Rising Market-States: The Evolving Role of Private Military Contractors.” The only difference between Hamas, LeT, Naxals, Shining Path, Taliban, Zetas … Continue reading
The Nation-State Protection Racket
John’s has a great post up on the idea. The nation state bubble is popping. It will be critical to really understand what the nation state was, what role it played, and the larger context so as to regenerate some … Continue reading