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Commentary, Politics / democracy, Republicans, Trump /

January 6th, One Month On

February 7, 2021

It’s been a month. It seems a great deal longer. Trump has slunk off the stage and the first signs of what the post-Trump political arena might look like are emerging. It isn’t hopeful. Not if you’re looking for peaceful politics. As we become more able to adjust our focus and ask “what just happened?” […]

Commentary, Economics, Politics / algorithmic justice, artificial intelligence, economic theory, information, Zuboff /

Epistemic Revolution? The Search for Algorithmic Justice

February 3, 2021

This is a long speculation, for which I apologize, provoked by the following: “In an information civilization, societies are defined by questions of knowledge — how it is distributed, the authority that governs its distribution and the power that protects that authority. Who knows? Who decides who knows? Who decides who decides who knows? Surveillance […]

Economics / banking, Game Stop, Investment, stock market, Wall Street /

Game Stop 2: What Are Stock Markets For?

January 28, 2021

The sudden attention being given to the gyrations of Game Stop stock prices has caused all sorts of hand wringing within the hallowed walls of high finance. In typical fashion the people who like to carry on their trading and associated activities beyond the public gaze are all a twitter because a bunch of apparently crazy […]