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Death of Capitalism: End of the Game?
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 7:24pm | 2741I. The Death of Capitalism?A recent MarketWatch article written by Chris Oliver discussed how a financial author named Richard Duncan believes that capitalism is dead and credit is forming the basis of the contemporary economic system. According to the article, Duncan has said that "this...
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Bostrom, Economics, and a Sequence of Unfortunate Events
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 1:00pm | 1869"It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was just a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning, they shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid general applause from all the wits, who believe that...
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Our Kafkaesque World: The Market, Mayhem, and Mankind
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 11:11am | 2042"Alas," said the mouse, "the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already...