External Costs, Global Warming, Forever Plastics, and Orthodox Economics
Thoughts after Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s “Time to Wake Up 298: The 10th Our Oceans Conference” No sooner had I finished my earlier post, “‘Outdated and […]
Month: May 2025
A Plugged Up Kitchen Sink and Insecurity in American Life
A tale of almost $400 Our kitchen sink stopped draining the other day. My amateur snaking did nothing. Today, a plumber arrived with a […]
David Brooks misses the long view
“Can We Please Stop Lying About Obama?” The indefatigable conservative columnist for the NY Times, David Brooks, has authored a strange and flawed essay, “Can […]
David Brooks misses the long view
“Can We Please Stop Lying About Obama?” The indefatigable conservative columnist for the NY Times, David Brooks, has authored a strange and flawed essay, “Can […]
A “Decent” Federal Budget?
Paul Krugman, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like” Paul Krugman’s recent post, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like – Imagining a Congress that […]
A “Decent” Federal Budget?
Paul Krugman, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like” Paul Krugman’s recent post, “What a Decent Budget Would Look Like – Imagining a Congress that […]
Price Gouging and Research Costs in the Pharmaceutical Industry ERALD KOLASI
https://technodynamics.substack.com/p/price-gouging-and-research-costs Excellent piece. See this iconic examination: Lazonick, William, Matt Hopkins, Matthew Frye Jacobson, Mustafa Sakinc, and Oner Tulum. “US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model.” Institute […]
“Antitrust’s Conservative Future Confronting the tyranny of concentrated economic power”
an interesting view of monopolization from a member of the Federal Trade Commission, Mark Meador, FTC Commissioner Monopoly power has been a dominating force in […]
More Fire Engines and Monopolies
a follow up to my 2.24.2025 post on this topic Reuters is reporting that the International Association of Fire Fighters is asking the Dept. of […]
More Fire Engines and Monopolies
a follow up to my 2.24.2025 post on this topic Reuters is reporting that the International Association of Fire Fighters is asking the Dept. of […]