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The top of today’s reading list discusses the smallest government spender since Eisenhower…….. and the last article is about the poor (ineffective) performance of corporate directors.
- Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It’s Barack Obama? (Eick Ungar, Forbes)
- 8 Really Bad Investments That Lost a Bundle (Dan Berman, AdvisorOne) There is also a link to review the history the 8 best investments.
- The Most Controversial Chart in History, Explained (Chris Mooney, Climate Desk)
- Global Warming: We are halfway to a mass extinction event (Gaius Pubicus, Americablog) Hat tip to Naked Capitalism.
- We can see our true selves in the propaganda used against us (Fabius Maximus) Presentation to contrast with the two articles immendiately above.
- How to spot a murderer’s brain (Tim Adams, The Guardian) Hat tip to Russell Huntley.
- ObamaCare Clusterfuck: Feds to use “consumer reporting agencies” to determine eligibility despite penalty for perjury (Lambert Strether, Corrente) Hat tip to Naked Capitalism.
- New Forms of Communication and the Public Mission of Economics: Overcoming the Great Disconnect (Mark Thoma, Transformations of the Public Sphere, Social Science Research Council) If you read this you will learn why you are part of the solution.
- AT LAST: A Secure, Key-Free Way To Unlock Your Front Door Has Been Invented (Alyson Shontell, Business Insider)
- Bernanke, Blower of Bubbles? (Paul Krugman, The New York Times)
- Directors Disappoint by What They Don’t Do (Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times)
