Advice for scholars: next time you lecture on Kant and revolutions at “Downing” (Darwin College) Cambridge, make sure your hair is neatly tied and that you’re not blonde. Or else your research impact will be on the The Spectator libido section.

Czech's in the post...
uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive…

IMF: US interest rates may fall more slowly that markets expect.
Iran: let's attack Israel again.
China: no-one's buying stuff.
US politics: our leading presidential candidate is in criminal court.
Wall Street: let's open higher .

At what point (in the 45 days, was it?) did first days become final days?

I had never heard of this conference until I heard they’d cancelled Izzy. PR fail for the ages. Also it’s called sth that looks a bit like #FGS . LOL.

I love the Piketty idea of redistributing inherited wealth so all 25 year olds get €120k. Not fair? Think of the SE England boomer couple that repaid their mortgage 15 years ago when the house was £450k and now its £750k.

News media should go out of its way to hire dyslexics and dyspraxics. We think differently, spot patterns that aren’t obvious, and having likely been told by at least 1 teacher we’d never amount to anything have a burning desire to prove ppl wrong.
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

OK so I’ve read most of these and forgot about them (see also the 7 bottles of mayo in my fridge). But fab economics book list here for teens.

Heavy is the head that wears the (Swedish) crown

Newsweek was the feisty underdog, the magazine of Watergate. I see corporate and political interests chipping away at independent journalism daily and this is where we are now. This is not what the Newsweek women I grew up idolising fought for. It is just so sad.

Is seasonal as long as transitory was? Asking for the yen.

Ah, now it makes sense...