Malcolm Rutherford
@captmal.bsky.social
Historian of economics. I work on the history of American economics, and institutional economics. Recent interests include the “scam economy” that I think needs more attention and the history of African Americans in the discipline of economics.
Tod is the most boring military parade I have ever seen. Troops shambling by and then a single tank followed at a distance by another tank. Wonder who was in charge of that.
June 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tod is the most boring military parade I have ever seen. Troops shambling by and then a single tank followed at a distance by another tank. Wonder who was in charge of that.
Sloppiest marching I have ever seen. How about a little snap?
June 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Sloppiest marching I have ever seen. How about a little snap?
If you want to set the rules it would be good if you or someone in your administration knew a bit of international trade economics instead of this sh*t Navarro is peddling.
April 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
If you want to set the rules it would be good if you or someone in your administration knew a bit of international trade economics instead of this sh*t Navarro is peddling.
Maybe they should raise their own food standards to those of Europe and Canada. Firing all the food safety people doesn’t help either.
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Maybe they should raise their own food standards to those of Europe and Canada. Firing all the food safety people doesn’t help either.
That’s what I plan. I also have a nexus card.
April 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
That’s what I plan. I also have a nexus card.
So every grant from a government agency has to “support the president’s agenda”? No other criteria allowed?
April 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So every grant from a government agency has to “support the president’s agenda”? No other criteria allowed?
Oops. I’m supposed to go to U of Richmond for the HES conference in late June to give a paper on the first generation of African American PhDs in Economics. Wondering if I should go. My topic is kind of DEI!
April 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Oops. I’m supposed to go to U of Richmond for the HES conference in late June to give a paper on the first generation of African American PhDs in Economics. Wondering if I should go. My topic is kind of DEI!
Needs a house vote too!
April 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Needs a house vote too!
Unfortunately propaganda works.
April 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Unfortunately propaganda works.
And as a savings vehicle it is subject to a lot of sudden variation. So one with a substantial amount of risk compared to others.
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And as a savings vehicle it is subject to a lot of sudden variation. So one with a substantial amount of risk compared to others.
As a speculative asset it is not a substitute for money or something that is ever going to be popular for making regular transactions. Gold or stocks and shares are not money substitutes and neither is bitcoin.
April 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As a speculative asset it is not a substitute for money or something that is ever going to be popular for making regular transactions. Gold or stocks and shares are not money substitutes and neither is bitcoin.
Bitcoin is a speculative asset.
April 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Bitcoin is a speculative asset.
To be viable a stand alone Canadian car industry would have to export a lot of cars!
March 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
To be viable a stand alone Canadian car industry would have to export a lot of cars!
But— no not Mexico!
March 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
But— no not Mexico!