Mike Norman Economics

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Based on my surveying the evidence, this conspiracy theory seems to be far more wide-spread and much more unhinged than the article makes out, at least at the fringes. The issue now is distinguishing the morons from the crazies.I have not been posting on this so far, but it is getting to be pretty huge.At the same time, as the article points out also, conspiracy theories are not necessarily totally wrong and often are based on an element of truth that exaggerated so greatly as to distort the...

Since Britain left the European Union, the Remainer Woke Brigade (RWB) has associated every little bit of bad news that has been published about that nation to the decision to leave the EU. Op Ed articles, Tweets and the like. All scathing of the decision, indicating a failure to accept the democratic volition of the 2016 Referendum. They lost. They can’t get over it. But in the last few weeks there has been an extraordinary silence from this media ‘traffic’. It is of no surprise to me that...

 Chinese tradition confirms David Graeber's anthropological hypothesis about the creditary theory of money.Sixth ToneThe Old Roots of China’s New-Look FinanceLi Dan | Ph.D. student in anthropology at London School of Economics and Political Science

China continues to rise.The Vineyard of the SakerChina newsbrief and sitrepGodfree Roberts

Interesting take. It would tend to account for the curious lapses of rationality on both sides, even among usually highly rational people in their own fields.How did American politics get to this point?As sports communication researchers who have written extensively on the vast and powerful influence of identity on attitudes and behavior, we believe our work can offer some ways to understand recent events....Administering a questionnaire that's used by sport communication researchers, we...

"Putin's Palace." Moon of AlabamaNavalny Scam Sells Empty Concrete Shell As 'Putin's Luxurious Palace'See alsoThis was linked to previously but it is relevant here.Dances with BearsAlexei Navalnys telling mistakeJohn HelmerFrom the other side. Meduza is a Russian private opposition media venue that publishes in Russian and English. (You may have to select the EN option in the nav bar.)MeduzaIt’s good to be the president Meduza spoke to contractors who helped build Vladimir Putin’s alleged...

Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg says he is the owner of an opulent Black Sea mansion, not President Vladimir Putin, as the leaders' critics had alleged.Mr Rotenberg said the property will be completed "in a couple of years" and is expected to become an apartment hotel.Earlier this week, the Russian president directly denied that he or his family owned it and described the video about it as "boring".BBC NewsBBC - Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says 'Putin Palace' is his

A cheap, portable quantum computer, aimed at schools and colleges will be launched later this year.But is not very powerful and is mainly for universities to teach quantum computing.A Chinese start-up has unveiled plans to sell a desktop quantum computer costing less than $5,000. The new portable device is one of a range called SpinQ, aimed at schools and colleges. It is made by the Shenzhen SpinQ Technology, based in Shenzhen, China.Discovery Magazine A Desktop Quantum Computer for Just...

Bracing Views (chicken hawks) War and Meaninglessness in AmericaWJ AstoreZero HedgeFormer Navy SEAL: The Miseducation Of Antony BlinkenKenny MacDonald via The Libertarian InstituteThe HillTexas state Republican seeks to rename prisons named for slave ownersCameron JenkinsZero HedgeTexas Governor Orders Agencies To Sue Biden Admin For Climate Actions That "Kill Jobs"Tyler DurdenSputnik International (this stuff is starting to sound sane in comparison)Loch Ness Monster Already Spotted Three...