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Daily Archives: January 27, 2017
Alternative facts and other lies
The most dangerous liars are the ones who convince themselves, and then others, that they are telling the truth. Very important discussion for all of us to keep having. “Alternative facts,” proffered by Kellyanne Conway, is a “George Orwell phrase,” … Continue reading
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Admitting objective facts critical for democracy
Well said. Debunking Trump on inauguration crowd sizes & voter fraud claims, Steve Schmidt invokes George Washington & George Orwell proclaiming the importance of truth in a democracy in just 90 seconds. Here is a direct video link. There is … Continue reading
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Slowing Chinese capital exodus reminds of Japanese driven-bust in early ’90’s
All the money the west spent (wasted) buying consumer goods on credit piled up in China between 2001-11 and then flooded back into global property markets since. But after the credit bubble, flows are finite and their slowing signals downside … Continue reading
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