jamesgibney.bsky.social
editor at @opinion.bsky.social, ex-Atlantic, NYT, Smithsonian, Foreign Policy, US Department of State, TNR, Wilson Quarterly, TWM. Seeking knowledge, entertainment, bad puns...Opinions my own.
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@jamesgibney.bsky.socialNot sure who needs to know this, but today is publication day for the new edition of my 2009 book "The Myth of the Rational Market," which features a rewritten introduction, a new chapter on recent developments in financial economics, a new epilogue, and — most important — a new cover typeface.
Show PostDamn this looks important. (And I’m not just saying that because I share a last name with the director and the poster below.)
Show Post3/3 Just to rub this in: Imagine US politics right now if (a) Al Gore had become prez in 2000 despite losing popular vote (b) 3 Gore staffers who made that happen were now on Sup Ct, all appointed by prez who lost popular vote and (c) SupCt kept ruling that Dems could do whatever they wanted. Whoa
Show PostMy latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com looks at Whirlpool - a US tariff champion since at least 2011 and one of US protectionists' favorite companies. Spoiler: It's not doing so hot - due in large part to the very tariffs it's doggedly supported. Lessons abound. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Show Posthonestly I think the best metaphor for this debacle is the Russo-Japanese war: -idiot ruler with delusions of grandeur -empire wants to show a middle power whos in charge -negotiators are idiots -imperial logistics are all fucked up -empire surrenders to middle power after defeat
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