Mike Norman Economics

It’s routine for world leaders to speak to one another, not when it involves Putin and Trump. Western media bash them both, instead of urging improved bilateral relations. A brief White House statement said both leaders discussed “working together to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea.” “President Trump thanked President Putin for acknowledging America’s strong economic performance in his annual press conference.” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they “spoke out in...

Deep state plot outed.Consortium News The Scary Void Inside Russia-gate Stephen F. Cohen The Foundering Russia-gate ‘Scandal’ Robert Parry Protecting the Shaky Russia-gate Narrative Robert Parry Russia-gate’s Litany of Corrections Robert Parry Sucking Liberals into a New Cold War William Blum Russia-gate’s Reach into Journalism Dennis J. Bernstein Sic Semper TyrannisFake News, Sedition and Public Apathy Your Trump Dossier Cheat Sheet Publius TacitusIrrussianalityThe latest...

Muslims may lose Mecca and other holy sites if the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital isn’t reversed, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned“If we lose Jerusalem then we won’t be able to protect Medina. If we lose Medina – we will lose Mecca and Kaaba,”Erdogan said in a speech at an award ceremony in Istanbul.  Erdogan has been one of the most vocal critics of President Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The...

Read the comments, too. Just like most economists, Bitcoin fans overlooked transaction costs.Wolf StreetBitcoin Proves You Cannot Have Your Digital Cake and Eat it Too Nathan McDonald, Sprott Moneyalso The EU is targeting bitcoin anonymity, saying the measure is needed to tackle tax evasion and other crimes. Anonymity of the cryptocurrency holders is a built-in feature that the EU hopes to undermine.The new rules concerning cryptocurrency passed on Friday by the European Parliament and the...

More important than ever to support independent media in the face of corporate media as establishment mouthpiece and echo chamber.Consortium NewsA Report to Our Readers Robert ParrySee also Bowing to Israeli-Saudi desires, the Trump administration is abusing the U.S. intelligence process to whip up a war fever against Iran, much like George W. Bush did on Iraq, reports ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.… Officials of the United States — the world’s leading exporter of arms — ought to be...

Russian economy on track in spite of sanctions.Fort Russ[Central] Banker:Russian inflation will be about 3% in early 2018 - economy continues to grow despite US sanctionsPaul Antonopoulos

Land of the free and home of the brave, or police state?Only the judiciary stands between the government and the people in a constitutional oligarchy republic. Subversion of the judiciary is a high priority of the establishment in maintaining and extending control.FAIRJudge Tells Jury: Informing Public May Be Criminal Conspiracy Jim Naureckas

As ever, it has been much harder to select one book from my longlist than it was to narrow it down to those ten. After mulling it over for a few days, I can announce today that the winner is Jean Tirole’s Economics for the Common Good. My review of it is here. It has been widely reviewed elsewhere – here is The Economist and the FT and Breaking Views. The Enlightened EconomistWinner of the 2017 Enlightened Economist PrizeDiane Coyle | freelance economist and a former advisor to the UK...

MMT.QuartzDoes the Republican tax cut mean deficits don’t matter?Tim Fernholz

Britain "running out of money." ?Zero HedgeBank Of England Warns Of "Economic Collapse" If UK Keeps Borrowing Money Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com