domingo, 15 de maio de 2011
sexta-feira, 13 de maio de 2011
terça-feira, 10 de maio de 2011
The Unwisdom of Elites
The past three years have been a disaster for most Western economies. The United States has mass long-term unemployment for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, Europe’s single currency is coming apart at the seams. How did it all go so wrong?
Well, what I’ve been hearing with growing frequency from members of the policy elite — self-appointed wise men, officials, and pundits in good standing — is the claim that it’s mostly the public’s fault. The idea is that we got into this mess because voters wanted something for nothing, and weak-minded politicians catered to the electorate’s foolishness.
Well, what I’ve been hearing with growing frequency from members of the policy elite — self-appointed wise men, officials, and pundits in good standing — is the claim that it’s mostly the public’s fault. The idea is that we got into this mess because voters wanted something for nothing, and weak-minded politicians catered to the electorate’s foolishness.
So this seems like a good time to point out that this blame-the-public view isn’t just self-serving, it’s dead wrong.
The fact is that what we’re experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. The policies that got us into this mess weren’t responses to public demand. They were, with few exceptions, policies championed by small groups of influential people — in many cases, the same people now lecturing the rest of us on the need to get serious. And by trying to shift the blame to the general populace, elites are ducking some much-needed reflection on their own catastrophic mistakes.
sexta-feira, 6 de maio de 2011
Marcelo impede zaragata entre dois homens no Chiado

Parece que até estou a ver a cena.
Diz o Marcelo - ó homem, não vê que dar com uma tábua no costado de alguém é crime?
Vai o Zé Xunga - e então o que é que me acontece se eu lhe der mesmo com a tábua na carola?
Diz o Marcelo - nada!
( enquanto isso o outro saiu de mansinho... )
Informação de merda!
quinta-feira, 5 de maio de 2011
quarta-feira, 4 de maio de 2011
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