University economics teaching isn’t an education: it’s a £9,000 lobotomy
University economics teaching isn’t an education: it’s a £9,000 lobotomy:
Aditya Chakrabortty: Economics took a battering after the financial crisis, but faculties are refusing to teach alternative views. It’s as if there’s only one way to run an economy
Economists used to be the priests of free markets—now they’re just a bunch of engineers
Economists used to be the priests of free markets—now they’re just a bunch of engineers:
Do a YouTube search for “Milton Friedman.” Most of the hits will be speeches mixing economic theory with political philosophy. You’ll see Friedman talking about the value of greed, for example, or holding forth on socialism versus capitalism. Most entertaining is the series of videos titled “Milton Friedman schools young idealist,” in which young, hippie-looking kids stand up and challenge the old…
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ANALYST: Bank Of America Just Completed The Wall Street ‘Trifecta Of Misery’
ANALYST: Bank Of America Just Completed The Wall Street ‘Trifecta Of Misery’:
“Elizabeth Warren is doing a jig somewhere right now.”
“The Trifecta of Misery on Wall Street … a list of mishaps that show Wall Street is now is too big to manage.”