▽The Undercover Economist
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Nvidia to take $5.5bn hit as US clamps down on AI chip sales to ChinaNvidia to take $5.5bn hit as US clamps down on AI chip sales to ChinaHow Wall Street got Donald Trump wrongMeta had ‘monopoly power’ after buying rival apps, FTC saysTrump threatens to hit critical minerals with tariffsRisky corporate borrowers shut out of bond market since Trump’s tariff blitzMali threatens to seize Barric

▽EconLog
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Behavioral EconomicsSleazy boomers and wholesome zoomersBy Scott Sumner | Apr 16, 2025 | 0The Economist has a very interesting set of articles on recent trends in western culture.  The first one is entitled Aging disgracefully, and documents a major increase in promiscuous sex and drug use among the baby boom generation.  (Yes, that’s my generation.)  The second article notes a dramati

▽郵便学者･内藤陽介のﾌﾞﾛｸﾞ
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ﾊﾝｶﾞﾘｰ国会､改憲案を可決2025-04-16 Wed 10:13ﾊﾝｶﾞﾘｰ国会は､14日､ｵﾙﾊﾞｰﾝ（ｵﾙﾊﾞﾝとも）･ｳﾞｨｸﾄﾙ首相率いるﾌｨﾃﾞｽ-KDNP連立与党によって提案された｢ﾊﾝｶﾞﾘｰ基本法（憲法に相当）｣改正案を賛成140票､反対21票での圧倒的多数で可決しました｡今回の改正は､2011年の基本法公布以来15回目となるもので､子どもの道徳的･身体的･精神的発達の権利は､平和的な集会への参加を含め､生命権以外のあらゆる基本的権利に優先すると謳っており､その結果､18歳未満の未成年者に対する同性愛の“描写または宣伝”を禁止する児童保護法を根拠として､LGBTQ+の活動家が開催する公共ｲﾍﾞﾝﾄは禁止となる可能性があります｡というわけで､今日はこんなﾓﾉを持ってきました｡（画像はｸﾘｯｸで拡大されます）これは､2011年4月25日､ﾊﾝｶﾞﾘｰが発行した｢ﾊﾝｶﾞﾘｰ新基本法公布

▽Econbrowser
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WSJ Survey of Economists – April 2025Leave a replyThe GDP outlook is down markedly. I was insufficiently pessimistic (relative to WSJ survey respondents) regarding the GDP outlook.Continue reading →This entry was posted on April 15, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.What a Difference Two Weeks Makes: NABE Economists on the “Liberation Day” EffectFrom NABE two days ago, responses pre- and post-“Liberation

▽The Comics Journal - Home
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My MuseArt Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse: A reviewWilliam Schwartz | April 14, 2025Zatanna: Bring Down the HouseMariko Tamaki and Javier Rodr〓guezDC ComicsTegan O'Neil | April 15, 2025Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My MuseArt Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse: A reviewThe documentary, Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse, reviewed by William Schwartz.William Schwa