Also at dinner tonight, we discussed funny essays.  My contribution was a famous piece called Francs and Beans by New York Times columnist Russell Baker, which begins like this: As…

…in either the Grundrisse or A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. In my view, the three fragments on machines, pp. 397-401, 608-610, and 704-709 foreshadow the darker implications of socially necessary labour time, which…

…desire to own something a little newer and a little better a little sooner than is necessary. It isn’t organized waste. It’s a sound contribution to the American economy.” —…

…make them independent and permanent by regarding them as the timeless model of human relations in general.” Lukács gave a much more positive assessment of Simmel’s contribution in an essay…

…and that tightening our belts for a month or three will be our contribution to the Ukrainian cause.  (He can also remind people that the economy continues to recover rapidly…

…of Ukraine, a contribution to the war effort.  If hardship is likely, try to let people feel good about it by framing it as a sacrifice for a larger cause…

…imitation, or direction of nature.” In addition to its important contribution as a catalyst to scientific discovery and experimentation, the aid of alchemy was sought by statesmen to address deflationary…

…shows the real percentage change in each of the GDP components annually and quarterly since the 1st quarter of 2018; table 2, which shows the contribution of each of the…

…they should have paid for their contribution and kept the difference. In a very real sense, low workers are paying an income tax by working for less that what they…

…shows the contribution of each of the components to the GDP growth figures for those quarters and years, table 3, which shows both the current dollar value and the inflation…