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Reconsidering the ghost of Glass-Steagall

Despite the blather, Glass-Steagall's origins are not as clear as you would think; its record is more ambiguous than the myth claims, and its lessons are more complex. Continue reading

Posted on August 24, 2012 4:27 PM




An anarchist on stagnation

David Graeber, the anarchist, anthropologist, author, academic and architect (well, one of them) of Occupy Wall Street, has written an essay on a subject closer to the right than to the left: technological stagnation. Continue reading

Posted on June 14, 2012 12:09 PM




Stray thoughts on the rise of shareholders

Are we better or worse off economically, socially and politically with shareholders in that pre-eminent a role? Continue reading

Posted on April 13, 2012 12:19 PM




The carnival of catastrophism and its critics

Catastrophe is in the air, like this early spring's hay fever. And now David Brooks and Pascal Bruckner feel compelled to weigh in on the broad subject of declinism. Continue reading

Posted on April 10, 2012 1:59 PM




A few thoughts on Bell Labs

Bell Labs harkens back to an age that viewed the largest corporations as not only the vanguard of modernity, but the most rational, most innovative, organization in history. Continue reading

Posted on February 28, 2012 12:16 PM




On matters of optimism and pessimism

We're at a strange moment, trembling between optimism and pessimism. Much of this is economic; after a gloomy four years or so, there are signs that a more solid economic recovery may be in the works. But then there are gas prices. And Greece. And Iran. Continue reading

Posted on February 22, 2012 11:49 AM




Tyler Cowen tackles the big-bank problem

We wish for simple answers, but there are none as long as we want all the good things finance showers upon us, and none of the bad. Continue reading

Posted on February 13, 2012 1:15 PM




Steve Jobs and stagnation theories

For all of Steve Jobs' efforts and talents, and all the products sold by Apple, there remains what Tyler Cowen calls 'The Great Stagnation' thesis that confronts us. Why are we in a funk? Continue reading

Posted on October 6, 2011 1:04 PM




What we know about the debt ceiling

Here are all the things about the debt ceiling we do not know. Nearly everything. Continue reading

Posted on July 28, 2011 12:29 PM




John Judis and the financialization argument

In the August New Republic, John Judis has a longish piece that tries to get at the connection -- or lack of connection -- between the rise of Wall Street and the decline of American industry. Continue reading

Posted on July 22, 2011 3:51 PM




Debating Fannie and Freddie, crises and causes

Among the econoblogs, there's a fascinating ongoing discussion about the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the financial crisis. Continue reading

Posted on July 18, 2011 4:33 PM




On Tyler Cowen's 'The Great Stagnation'

There's been considerable comment and discussion about a short book recently published by Tyler Cowen, the George Mason economist who is one of the founders and regular posters of the Marginal Revolution blog. Continue reading

Posted on February 7, 2011 4:59 PM




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