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On Monday I posted a post titled “Trump’s Peeping Tom admission on Howard Stern should get much more attention than it’s received.” Today it is. Good.
The Fab Four (f.k.a. the Fab Five) Supreme Court Justices’ Last Grasp and Last Gasp
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear appeals from former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and other former federal officials seeking to shut down lawsuits filed by Muslim and Arab men who were detained in the U.S. after the Sept. 11 attacks. The justices said they will review […]
The person whom Clinton should invite as her guest at next week’s debate: Warren Buffett
A major theme of mine in my posts at AB for a while now has been to try to highlight disclosures about Trump that have been overshadowed by others but that are important for more reasons than the most obvious one. During Sunday’s debate Trump shocked me (and I’m sure, Clinton) when he claimed that […]
Jeffrey Fisher’s oral argument at the Supreme Court today
Now, that’s what I’m talking about.
Is the US at Full Employment?
This is a common question. It is important to know if an economy is at full employment. However, the question is wrong. or at least the way it is answered is wrong… Full employment is based on employment of labor. However, full employment must consider both labor and capital since they are both resources for […]
Open thread October 11, 2016
Trump’s Peeping Tom admission on Howard Stern should get much more attention than it’s received
BuzzFeed News reported on Sunday that Trump also walked through the dressing rooms at the 2000 Miss USA pageant, where he watched the naked contestants prepare backstage. “I’ll tell you the funniest is that I’ll go backstage before a show and everyone’s getting dressed,” Trump tells Howard Stern. The recordings were released by CNN on Saturday. Trump continues, […]
Stan Fischer has curve upside-down
Stan Fischer, vice-chairman of the Fed, gave a speech yesterday. (link) He said this… “As we noted in our statement, we continue to expect that the evolution of the economy will warrant some gradual increases in the federal funds rate over time to achieve and maintain our objectives. That assessment is based on our view […]
My Near-Out-of-Body Experience While Watching the Debate Last Night: Hearing Clinton’s Answer To the Supreme Court Nominees Question
OMG. It came so late in the debate—the third-last question, the second-last on policy agenda, less than 10 minutes before the end. Asked what she would be looking for in selecting her Supreme Court nominees, she began not with a culture-wars answer or by referencing the need for diversity among the justices as concerned with […]
Post second Presidential debate open thread
Lambert Strether at Naked Capitalism live blog from last night is here.