by Henry Oliner | Aug 26, 2019 | History, Uncategorized
From today’s WSJ The Weaponization of History by Wilfred McClay History is the most humbling and humanizing of subjects. It opens reality to us in all its gorgeous variety, from the earthbound lives of ordinary peasants and servants to the rarefied universe of...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 24, 2019 | Politics
The Wall Street Journal used this phrase in a recent editorial, Cut the Trump Uncertainty Tax. I supported much of the tax cuts, but their effect cannot be considered in isolation. Taxes are part of a collection of friction costs; if taxes are cut but other friction...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 22, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
from Today’s WSJ, We Liberals Need Self-Criticism by Ioannis Gatsiounis: Rather than figuring out a way to beat an unpopular president in 2020, most have spent the past 2½ years blaming everyone but themselves— Hillary Clinton, Russia, the Electoral College,...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 19, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
Firefighting: The Financial Crisis and Its Lessons Paperback – Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Tim Geithner A review and explanation of the decisions made and success of the radical if unpopular dramatic decisions made. Concern that the tools at the disposal of the Fed...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 18, 2019 | History
I sense a political exhaustion. At some point overwhelming stupidity deteriorates from rage to boredom. Rage makes people stupid. We just get tired of being pissed off all the time. We get tired of the virtue signaling moral supremacists. The need to provoke outrage...
