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POPSTalk Therapy The Fed and ECB have started the process of withdrawing life support from the economy. This is the trail balloon, talk down, stage where they merely talk about withdrawing support and see how that affects economic decisions. It nonetheless is a milestone of progress. It is interesting to note that the ECB has already raised rates, I think there is a coordinated effort on the part of the FED and ECB to keep the US Dollar relatively depressed for the foreseeable future. This is good for US manufacturers (an aside, and for global economic resilience) and as a result, for those employed by them.
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POPSChina 'to overtake US on science' Years of attacks on funding and the science itself. Watching the slow suicide of America is sad. But we'll all have degrees from Glen Beck University. Ha! That will show them liberals.
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POPSThe City - a history, part 2 Second part of the 2 part series on the history of cities. This one explores how modern transport transformed how people used and lived in cities.
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POPSThe City - a history, part 1 An interesting exploration of the history of cities and their value in human society. BBC 4's Melvyn Bragg can sound a bit pompous - bypassing that though is worth the effort.
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POPSClimate of Hate via kmcolo I found this remark by kmcolo so extremely comical. This is one of the most insincere people I have ever run across in this forum. Major loon.. This is a dude that denies science in order o seek control over others lives. http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/E816515B-9946-486E-BBAE-36C9CC2D44D2/ Your turn, loon.
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POPSClimate of Hate I was a Republican years ago. If today there was the political atmosphere of 20-30 years ago, I likely still would be. Until this insane stoking of hatred and fear is stopped - there is no way I would be now.
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POPSFrom Neocons to Crazy-cons This descent from the heights of the conservatism of Buckley et al to its ugly, vulgar form of today is sad indeed. We certainly see the ugly face of crazy-cons here at clipmarks. I may again one day proudly call myself a conservative. But certainly not now.
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POPSFaith as Food This comment on an interesting article on faith (nod to Debbyski on clipmarks) has a great analogy on faith and religion. Faith is food, religion is how we prepare that food. Now think of all the religious wars through this lens and you see that people are killing each other over whether Italian or Chinese or Mexican food is REAL food. People have confused the preparation of the food for the food. My personal take is that in fact, most or all of these people do not have the food. That is why they fight so.
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POPSBangkok Landmarks Gone Several very large (city block size), high profile public buildings in Bangkok were burned so badly that they will need to be razed.
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POPSAmplify stalker alert! It seems someone has decided to use amplify to stalk his fellow clippers. Just scroll down to see the full list. Pathetic, really. I pity the poor kid, I really do.
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POPSChina’s Asset Bubble It is a matter of time. What will it mean to the Chinese Government? Will it buckle under the weight of massive dissatisfaction? Or will it mean some dark years for the Chinese people? What will it mean to the US Dollar? Will China unload the dollar thus massively devaluing the currency in order to keep their economy afloat? But would they if they are so dependent on foreign trade? And what will it mean to the world economy. Will the world economy be firm enough to absorb Chinese economic contraction? So far, China's economy has been one of the few bright spots. If the world economy is not strong enough China's asset bubble burst may lead to another global recession.
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POPSA well-regulated... I am, in general, a liberal free-marketeer. Light and efficient government regulation is needed and in some sectors more of it than in others, but taken in a gross overall picture, I tend to agree with the maxim "the less government the better". It seems the Japanese have just decided to take a different route. I for one still think the "American model" with some adjustments for context is more honest, at a genetic level, to the human experience and thus is more likely to promote innovative solutions to problems. But I also know that, in nature, diversity is resilience so perhaps it is good that the Japanese have decided on a different course. One that, perhaps, fits their context better than the "American model" (or what they took to be the "American model") did. We will see how this plays out now that history has restarted its engines.
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POPSSome are more equal than others An interesting radio program(me) on the likely impact of inequality in developed countries. These researchers provide background information and discussion on their evidence that inequality is more destructive to society in those economies already well developed. This means that the social advantage of economic inequality, from the utopian 'motivator of innovation and growth' to the cynical 'there but by my listening to my boss go I' is outweighed by the social disadvantage of crime, ill health and the like. Though I would not consider this the last word on the subject, it is a worthy listen to, despite the odd and off putting affect that such discussion seems to instill in our brothers and sisters on that little island over there called Britain.
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POPSObama appears ready to drop 'public option' Heaven forbid that there be a public option. What American's surely need are fewer options and we are going to fight tooth and nail to make sure our options are restricted. Now I don't know about you, but this is only a minor victory. Next up, make sure that our only options are with "for profit" companies. Otherwise its just Socialism with a smiley face painted on it. No non-profit health care! Make non-profit health care against the law!
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POPSBoulder Rocks! I wouldn't call Boulder affluent in the same sense that other areas are affluent (though we do have our problems with the idle trustifarians and the like) more a town that was build and developed with the future in mind. Also helps to have some pretty resilient institutions around like the University of Colorado and the federal campus (NOAA, NIST, NCAR).
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POPSComputers: 1 watt in 50 An interesting statistic and an important reminder that it is not simply a measure of the consumption but also of what that consumption begets.
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POPSRich on Palin Frank Rich on Sarah Palin and the fringe that now controls the GOP. Some of the nationalist fervor, the fear and the scapegoating are reminiscent of prior troubled times. May our present time's more level heads prevail.
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