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smithwillsuffice (33)in #geon • 6 years ago
Topological Geon Musings - how can single photons interfere?
In my past life, a decade or so ago, I was writing and thinking a lot about topological geon foundations for quantum gravity. The gist of the idea is that general relativity…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #job • 6 years ago
Why a Job Guarantee is Superior to UBI in Every Conceivable Way
I've got at least 18 good reasons you should favour representatives who propose a Job Guarantee scheme rather than a UBI. (I think there could be several more reasons, write to…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #poverty • 6 years ago
When It's a Crime to Be Poor
Some incredibly shocking statistics and facts in the book "Not a Crime to Be Poor" by Peter Edelman, talk given at Politics & Prose here: Just pulling out one of them ---…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #vibrancy • 6 years ago
The Real American Splintering and Why Pete Buttigieg is Bad
To be fair, this article is not just about how bad Mayor Pete is, it applies to every advocate of centrist neoliberalism (those who promote Reaganomics and light government and…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #gun • 6 years ago
Reflecting on Gun Violence
I colleague of mine once got me into a civilised and informative, but fairly heated, argument over the US second amendment. After initial exchanges, where I recall I signalled…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #generalist • 6 years ago
Generalists are Better than Specialists - Generally
In his book " Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World " David Epstein makes the case (quite convincingly and robustly) that people with general skills tend to do…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #meritocracy • 6 years ago
For and Against Meritocracy
When I was younger I used to think the meritocracy of conservative commentators like David Brooks was a reasonable idea. Why not encourage our best and brightest to lead…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #conservatism • 6 years ago
"Big Government" Can be Good or Bad
Like many conservative shibboleths the fear and paranoia intended by using the phrase "big government" is hopelessly reactionary and profoundly simplistic and nonsensical. There…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #economics • 6 years ago
Quick Note on the Joyful Science
It's physics, right? Well, that'd be my bias. Being honest, of the hard and soft sciences, I'd say mathematics was the most beautiful and psychology the most joyful, if for no…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #monetary • 6 years ago
Deficit Doves Just as Dangerous as Deficit Hawks
Shout out here to this dude Steve Grumbine who creates for RealProgressives. Following a few links I found a great 2010 blog post by Bill Mitchell, the Aussie economist, who…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #modern • 6 years ago
Modern Money Dynamics (MMD) Needs Champions in the Political, not Intellectual, Field
Geeks who are interested in economics no doubt already know a lot at the periphery about "Modern Money Theory", q.v., "Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economics" by Warren…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #debt • 6 years ago
Why a Debt Jubilee Makes Sense - but means you cannot "deal with the banks later"
On a recent episode of TMBS historian Harvey Kaye talked about the Bernie Sanders speech where he echoed FDR. Bernie is probably more feared by the oligarchs than FDR was…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #political • 6 years ago
When Political Cost Outweighs Moral Virtue
On his Deconstructed Podcast , Mehdi Hasan interviews the spineless centrist commentator Ezra Klein on the case for impeachment. Ezra Klein: "The constitutional reason for…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #socialism • 6 years ago
Socialism Does Not Ential Taxation
More generally: Universal social programmes are never paid for by tax revenues, they are paid for by government deficit spending. I am beginning to think this simple…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #socialism • 6 years ago
Socialism Does Not Ential Taxation
A recent episode of The Majority Report had a good discussion on "The People's Republic Of Walmart" , in which authors Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski argue that much of…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #corporate • 6 years ago
Bernie is the Real Deal for the Working Class
Bernie's latest campaign add is a good articulation of how Trump is a fake populist and how Bernie is the true working class champion. David Doel and others give good…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #tax • 6 years ago
Taxes do Not Pay for Universal Healthcare
At a recent Fox hosted townhall in Bethehem, Bernie Sanders had a hard time convincing the hosts that he could "pay for free healthcare". This is the one thing he gets…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #yang • 7 years ago
Yang and UBI Yuck
There's a lot of buzz in geek circles about 2020 US potus candidate Andrew Yang. Let me quickly explain why he's an idiot, and why voting for a true progressive like Warren or…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #fascism • 7 years ago
Leftie Material Action
Thoughts following the mosque slaughter in New Zealand First a couple of plugs, then some real substance: recently TMBS (or was it M.R.) guest Joshua Kahn recommended the…
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smithwillsuffice (33)in #artificial • 7 years ago
Letting Off Some Basilisk Steam
Roko's Basilisk made an appearance on last season's HBO nerd-com Silicon Valley . Since I'm a nerd and a (for a nerd) politically incorrect platonist (metaphysical…
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