…abounds with such speculative calculations, which serve as points of departure for chains of numerical deductions.” Recent Locke scholars have argued that Locke’s famous chapter five, “Of Property,” of his…

…clinging firmly to…” and “are driven by implicit assumptions.” Each of those turns out to be a false alarm — an uncharitable, speculative inference. Five hundred boys crying “wolf” and…

…is particularly egregious since Secretary Clinton has no way to respond to what amounts to nebulous and speculative innuendo.” — Comey’s disclosure shocks former prosecutors, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn and…

…It might be possible to understand them some day, but not usefully soon. Most foreign exchange transactions are speculative — forecasts of future exchange rates are the whole point not…

…right wing populism. Again, all of this is speculative. I have no evidence to back up any of this, other than personal observation, and that may be wrong too—I might…

…has apparently struck a nerve. Has he crossed some sort of new line? Here are some dark, speculative thoughts about the events of the past few days. I believe Trump’s…

…and saw a surplus turn to a deficit, and ended his term with a Great Recession because of a speculative boom fueled by loose money in banks and financial businesses….

…Tax Plan Cost with One-Page Analysis (Dec. 11, 2017). Event the speculative Treasury ‘defense’ assumes away half of the deficit with legislative cuts that aren’t even on paper yet. It’s…

…savings. OK – I admit this is all speculative guesses but it does pose a reasonable means for evaluating the extent of the kick back Trump’s business got from deal….

…on Minsky’s argument (backed by Kindleberger in his Manias, Panics, and Crashes) that the vast majority of major speculative bubbles experience periods of gradual decline after their peaks prior to…