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Doug Henwood
Personal blog · lbo-news.comeconomicspolitics
Doug Henwood's personal blog at lbo-news.com covers economics and politics. Since 2013, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Doug Henwood's LBO News pieces on economics and politics, such as one on a minister's exit before a referendum and one arguing federal spending is stable over time. Comments discuss the arguments.
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Insta-punditry on political economy.
What Hacker News says?
Brilliant. I believe his exit was planned before the referendum, regardless of the outcome. He had already openly stated that he would step down if the result of the vote was YES, but the media never asked him what would happen in the event of a NO victory. His exit, especially in the early AM before EU markets open, will give some confidence to the bankers and most likely prevent the markets from sinking. Furthermo…
Comment linking /2015/01/28/yanis-varoufakis-on-btn-16-times/
on “Minister No More”Submitted Federal spending is stable over time as a story · 70 points
HN discussionWell, inflation adjusted isn't really a great measurement for whether federal spending was stable over decades. Think of it this way, let's come up with a pretend nation called Breadland. This nation has a government which issues a currency that we'll call the Dollar. We'll say in 1920, Breadland had 1,000 citizens, who were each taxed at $1/year. Breadland citizens could buy a loaf of bread on the market for $.25/l…
Comment linking /2025/02/16/no-federal-spending-and-employment-are-not-out-of-control
on “Federal spending is stable over time”Submitted About that stock panic as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted NPR hack apologizes for Wall Street (2012) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted We can manage as a story · 1 points
HN discussion