Author Archives: Rhodo Zeb

Time to Stop Wasting Time

I haven’t got much these days. Real life has taken center stage, obviously. Thanks to FOARP for stopping by. It was funny to see Jianshuo notice a general slump in blogging, which is quite interesting. I also noticed that the … Continue reading

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What was Handed Down to Me

Checks and Balances, the vaunted US system of distribution of power between the three branches of government, is fundamentally, at its heart, about oversight and about accountability. The entire system is based on a simple theory: Men in position of … Continue reading

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A Proud and Booming Industry

It just burns me, the petty little games played by the political censors. You know, whereas the rest of us are worried about the real economy, in this ersatz industry, every effort is paid to make sure that numbers are … Continue reading

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Burn The Slack Away

Big news out of Washington, D.C.: Washington Times to Assess Positioning in Response to Control by Psychotic Deistic Quasi-Religious Organization; New Management Team to Focus on Sustainability Planning WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington Times LLC today announced that it is … Continue reading

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Stop Taking Bad Advice

I saw this other day: Billionaire investor Wilbur L. Ross Jr., said today the U.S. is in the beginning of a “huge crash in commercial real estate.” “All of the components of real estate value are going in the wrong … Continue reading

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Sure fine to see you

Krugman is just a national treasure. Note how he lays everything out so clearly, with the obligatory language for domestic consumption: China’s bad behavior is posing a growing threat to the rest of the world economy. The only question now … Continue reading

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Hearts Pumping Ink

Recently, in another context, a Chinese colleague reminded me that the West long used human rights as a club against China, for naked political gain, while conveniently defining the term so as to make themselves wholly blameless. The poor kids … Continue reading

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Slowly build up; and break it down

I am glad the pirate issue has returned to the news, as I failed to get in a few points last time. These ‘externalities’ as they were once called, i.e. pirates, are always less exogenous than they may appear. Crony … Continue reading

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Wheels in Motion

[singlepic id=88 w=300 h=200 float=right] I have been remiss in welcoming FOARP to the GSF, as he has and will be posting here whenever he feels like it. I am glad to have a blogger of his capability, and somewhat … Continue reading

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Where Will It All End?

Recently I have been thinking about outcomes. You know, behavioral outcomes and the reinforcement that naturally follows, and future behavior by other actor(s) that is influenced by the fate of earlier actors. When we see someone get spanked (literally or … Continue reading

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