November 24, 2004
Idiom-itry
Quickies
* MEMRI, has gone on the attack against Juan Cole. Apparently receipt of critique isn't their strongest suit.
* Why top economists begin to speak in terms of "Economic Armageddon" every news outlet in the nation should be covering it. period.
* The overall tone of the nation will be interesting to watch in the upcoming years as this administration's decisions begin to manifest their results. Stay tuned kids, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
* Argument for federally funding college tuition. A solution for what to do in the mean time. *sidenote: 855 respondents is not "America".
Happy Thanksgiving
Nothing says lovin' like somethin' from the oven.
Thank you for the links to the Guardian's piece on MEMRI. I had recently discovered MEMRI and it answered some questions I had as to the reliability of MEMRI's contributors. That sort of info is why I come to the monkeys.
Posted by: andy at November 24, 2004 06:17 AMi don't know which looks more life-like, the fake food or the fake human holding it.
Posted by: pickles at November 24, 2004 11:03 AMIt's twue! It's twue! I love this give-and-take on the Economic Armageddon thread:
"Has there ever been a period in modern times when the fiscal experts have been so uniformly bleak?"
Good question. The answer is: yes, the 1970's. The stock market crashed. The dollar was devalued. The bond market crashed. Inflation raged. Unemployment was high.
All things considered, if you plan your investments according to the experience of the 1970's you probably won't do too poorly.
I came of economic age during the late 70s and it was goddd-awwwful. But I learned a lot of good lessons. Lesson No. 1: The economists "in the know" know nothing.
Posted by: Miss Authoritiva at November 26, 2004 04:35 PM