Quantitative Finance Robin Hood

Be careful what you wish for.

Australia has hottest spring on record as temperatures soar
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The end of the population pyramid

For all of history, humans have lived in societies dominated (in numbers at least) by children. By 2060 children will be barely more numerous than any other age group up to 65. And looking after parents and grandparents will be as big a, or a bigger, social requirement ­as bringing up children and grandchildren. ( Read more... )

Mussolini's Secret Weapon: Castor Oil is an interesting sidelight on history. It includes something in particular for modern Americans to think about:

In the years from the March of Rome, 1922 to Italy’s foolish entry into WW2 10 June 1940 sixty five men were executed in Fascist Italy (there were also a dozen or so extra legal killings). In ( Read more... )

Who to praise? Who to blame?
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... 2014 Takes Aim At Hottest Year On Record

Last month was the warmest August since records began being kept in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Thursday. NOAA also projected out scenarios for the rest of the year making clear that 2014 is going to be one of the very hottest years on record - and possibly ( Read more... )

Cite Hobby Lobby Ruling

... JCPenney Allowed to Sacrifice Employees to Appease Cthulhu

No author named, but clearly someone well acquainted with Lovecraft's work.

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