Ones and Tooze

The Kant episode—to choose just one example—was a tour de force of clarity & celerity. Thank you for rousing this slumbering dog, gentlemen.

Nice break from the ubiquitous libertarian or neoliberal navel gazing perspectives , with their belief that conjuring “value” to the point of global asset inflation is a good thing. Rare historical rigor for a popular publication. If only popular economic experts would add color to the absurdity that our primary metric for collective human endeavor/progress is GDP growth. Go forth buying and selling heartbeats for there are shiny new things to be consumed.

The critical & timely look into the economy of healthcare in an aging society which is rigged by Wall Street & insurance systems for profitability at a high cost & low performance. A fascinating examination of the cost drivers & the inequality in access & the quality of the outcome delivered. We hope for Adam’s fast recovery with best possible outcome in his upcoming heart surgery and look forward to hearing the post event episode to discuss his experience & other interesting economical tidbits on the execution of such procedures. The Insurance industry sadly & absolutely dominates the access, quality & scope of the so-called healthcare delivery systems with one goal in mind: PROFITABILITY! through denials & layers of delaying tactics in the administrative process, minimizing coverage at an exuberant premium & procedure cost! Who should we rightfully thank for creating this economical scam 🤔

Several months ago I discovered Adam Tooze’s Chartbook on Substack and I immediately subscribed and dug in. The depth of information in it is far beyond what you can often find scanning through publications on your own, which is why I find it so valuable. So, the podcast is like dessert for me. It accompanies the Chartbook and consolidates the weekly information into what feels like a 45 minute accessible dissertation.