Monday, September 21, 2015
SEC’s Mary Jo White Plots to Oust Effective Accounting Regulator, in Face of Escalating Criticism Over Conflicts
The evidence that SEC Chairman Mary Jo White needs to go becomes more overwhelming with every passing day.
Iran Deal May Redefine The Middle East
A detailed discussion of how the US-Iran nuclear agreement is leading to considerable changes in alliances and priorities in the Middle East.
The History of Witchhunts and Their Relevance to the Present Day
Primitive accumulation, the peasant wars, and witchhunts as a means of social control.
Electronic Health Record Vendors Use Gag Clauses to Hide Lethal Bugs in the IT Systems They Sell
Computer and business personnel – through arrogance, selfishness, narrow-mindedness and other issues – have made a mess assuming that business software practices apply to clinical medicine and healthcare IT.
Building a Historical Index of Happiness Using Google Books
Is there merit in trying to measure happiness hundreds of years ago versus now?
John Helmer: MH17 – The Lie to End All Truths, and New Evidence
Helmer concludes his series on the evidence in MH17 crash, and argues that it is inconsistent with a Buk missile having downed the plane.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/18/2015
Today’s Water Cooler: More debate fallout, Trump on the trail in NH, leading indicators mediocre, Corbynsteria, Dylann Roof’s trailer, bikes
Will Banks “Cough Up Executives” in the Treasury Bid-Rigging Scandal?
The Department of Justice may face an early test of its long-overdue policy change, that the government will seek to prosecute individuals, including executives, in a simmering Treasury bid-rigging scandal
Wolf Richter: Bankers Threaten Fed with Layoffs if it Doesn’t Raise Rates
Yes, banks really do want the Fed to raise interest rates.
The Star Trek Fallacy: Romanticizing Imperialism
Was Star Trek wrong in promoting the notion that peaceful exploration is possible?
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/17/2015
Today’s Water Cooler: Republican debates, mothers’ diet, Google’s code, Corbynsteria, Abbott’s wreckage, FOMC ZOMG!!!!!!
