2:00PM Water Cooler 3/22/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Wood Thrush, Sapsucker Woods–Severinghaus Trail, Tompkins, New York, United States. “Song.” Quite the virtuoso! * * * Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.” –Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles “UPDATED: Senate committee […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/15/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, brunch for me today was both longer and more liquid than I anticipated. So bear with me as I stumble through Water Cooler as best I can, having gotten a late start. Bird Song of the Day Eastern Bluebird (Eastern), Connecticut Hill Road; Kermit Cutter’s place (formerly Caslick […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/9/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day American Robin, West Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States. “American Robin singing from the top of a building before dawn.” * * * Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.” –Pierre […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day American Robin, Libertytown; Audrey Carroll Wildlife Sanctuary, Frederick, Maryland. “Evening song with calls.” * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “Here’s food for thought, had Ahab time to think; but […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/2/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I have a lot more to cover on Covid, including Corsi-Rosenthal boxes and some horrid news on Carl Heneghan, the Cochrane study’s unlisted author (which violates Cochrane rules). But sadly, it must wait until tomorrow; I cannot add orts and scraps today. –lambert Bird Song of the Day […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/22/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this Water Cooler is a bit light. I actually was able to go to a doctor today and get a physical. Everything is A-OK, and in fact I’ve lost weight, good for the heart, the blood, everything. Tomorrow I will be back on form. –lambert Bird Song of […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/16/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day In honor of the tool-using Cockatoo: Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, Yanchep National Park, Wanneroo, Western Australia, Australia. This is great! An entire flock! I looked for a picture of a flock, but this is the best I can do: * * * Politics “But what is government […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/9/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Reader Query: Periodically we’ve posted threads of recommendations for vendors (doctors, dentists, restaurants, retail, gyms, performance venues) that are what I might call “airborne conscious,” that is, having proper ventilation (HEPA, CO2 meter, maybe Far UV), and masking. Am I right in thinking that there is no central repository for […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/6/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Adamstown; Mt. Ephriam Road, Frederick, Maryland, United States. “Filtered at 250 Hz. Other Behaviors: Advertise. Habitat: Forest, Deciduous Forest.” * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “Here’s food […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/31/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I’m a fast man with an in-tray, but not fast enough. I really need to clear my backlog, and so I’ll have more shortly. Please return. –lambert UPDATE All done! Bird Song of the Day Masked Finch (Masked), Muirhead bushland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. “Soft, muted contact calls […]