And the neoliberals/libertarians/anarcho capitalists cheered. Of course people who worship the “free market,” and who believe that governments can only ever do harm and that taxation is theft, want the government to be dysfunctional. Because, ultimately, they don’t want the government to function, at all. Why would they? Why would someone who adamantly believes that governments are always bad want a functioning government?

No one who speaks German can be an evil man.

Probably someone who lives in the southern US, where it rarely snows. This wouldn’t be unusual for someone living in many northern states, especially those around the great lakes. But to a southerner, this might as well be a different planet. They will close schools and businesses even for relatively light snow in the South. It frightens and bewilders them.

I know. I was siding with Rand Paul here.

A deal to end the 41-day government shutdown is running into turbulence, thanks to a single Senate objection: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

Senate Republican and Democratic leaders say they need to resolve Paul’s objection to a provision in the government funding package before they can accelerate consideration of the bill. The provision would restrict the unregulated sale of intoxicating…hemp-derived products like Delta-8 at gas stations, corner stores, or online without federal regulation.

I mean, do we really need this provision, right now? I’m not necessarily opposed to federal regulation of Delta-8 products, but can’t we address that at a later date? Let’s get the government open and worry about Delta-8 later.

How do I know this isn’t just a pic someone snapped of guy in parking lot crying because he just lost his job, or because he was just informed that his mom died?

It’ll get worse.

EV adoption in the US is going to suffer as a result of the industry being dominated by tech bros. It’s unfortunate that buying into the EV industry in the US also means buying into a toxic culture. I just want a car that happens to be electric, I’m not interested in joining a techno-utopian cult.

If you’re a right wing libertarian or neoliberal who believes that governments are always corrupt, inefficient and incompetent, the best way to prove yourself right is to ensure that the government is always corrupt, inefficient and incompetent.

Hoping’s fine just don’t hold your breath.

And if capitalists cared about inequality, I’m sure they’d be very worried about this.

Neoliberals do not like populism. They’re not fully committed to democracy, either. Or, at least, their support for democracy is conditional. Friedrich Hayek, one of the architects of neoliberalism, once said:

Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism.

I think it’s worth noting that this is not unique or exclusive to neoliberals. Really, any ideologue or technocrat will only ever support democracy conditionally.

I’m sure the free market will provide for all these people, right?

20% of nothin’ is nothin’.

She…has a net worth of around $50 million.

That’s about 260x the median net worth in the US.

…bunch of escaped, infected monkeys are roaming the expressway.

Despite the sweltering heat, don’t unroll your windows…

'cause those monkeys seem confused and irritable.

“Seized” makes it sound like they did something nefarious, but all they really did was just invest in their own rare minerals industry and we… didn’t. And rightfully so, right? I mean, the government directing investment toward vital industries of national importance is socialism, right? And we don’t do that. We let the market decide that stuff, and the market said, “let China do it.”

As long as the Fed keeps lowering rates, the bubble will continue growing. As soon as it looks like the Fed will have to raise rates again, get out.

No it won’t.

Oh no, this train is not slowing down. It can’t. In fact, it has to speed up. At least, the currency debasement has to speed up.