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Little Darlin’

By The Diamonds. The video is not what I was expecting. The post Little Darlin’ appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

Saturday assorted links

1. Canada [Sikh] fact of the day. 2. Is the world entering a new “missile age”? 3. Karp tells the story of Habermas rejecting Karp. 4. David Botstein, RIP (NYT). 5. Appreciation of Trivers. 6. Seb...

Links 3/21/2026

Iran War: Trump Escalates via Preparation for Ground Assault; Israel Takes More Pounding, Husbands Air Defenses; Coming Helium, Jet Fuel Shortages; Prospects for Vastly Higher Oil Prices

Trump gives trademark mixed signals as the US moves to deploy special forces in the Iran war in the face of kinetic and economic losses.

Michael Hudson: Iran, Israel, and World War III

Michael Hudson provides a deep dive into US foreign policy and its use of dollar dominance.

More on the David Lang opera version of Wealth of Nations

In 18 parts, Lang explores some of Smith’s central themes, including one of the book’s most famous passages, where Smith uses a wool coat worn by a very poor Scottish worker as a way to examine...

Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.

ACA premium hikes and loss of Covid-era additional support are creating a coverage crisis, deservedly adding to Republican midterm woes.

Canada facts of the decade

From 2014 to 2024, Canada’s real GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power parity grew by just 3.2 percent in total, an anemic 0.4 percent per year on average, and the third lowest among 38...

Nowcasts and Forecasts

Nowcasts are typically below pre-war forecasts. Figure 1: GDP as reported (bold black), March SPF (teal), Goldman Sachs tracking (light brown triangle), GDPNow (sky blue square), NY Fed nowcast...