There is nothing more contentious than immigration, it seems. In the UK there’s a swathe of the population that don’t like foreigners very much, unless they are serving them fish and chips in Torremolinos. Others will deny being xenophobic but argue that Britain is full and there’s no room for anybody else. A more rationale argument might be that too much immigration happening too quickly can have societal and economic impacts – but what is too much and too quickly?
Economics
Makro & Cheese – L. Randall Wray: OK, Boomer. Great Again Isn’t Good Enough
Randy states the only reason the policies proposed by Bernie Sanders seem so far outside the mainstream is because the mainstream has become so regressive. The ideas aren’t radical — the Democratic Party is conservative. […]
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer – Israeli Dilemma: Destroy Hamas OR Free the Hostages
22 January 2024 An excellent overview of how wrong things are going with Israel’s barbaric genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and that the US with the US backing them up […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Farewell Vicky Chick
Only the good ideas die young Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security, UCL Cross-posted from Steve’s website Building A New Economics The Post-Keynesian Economist Victoria Chick—Vicki to her […]
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