A Banner Day

One of our readers (HT: PharaohBender) noticed that the banner to this site is cropped from a Nazi propaganda poster (this one).  I've always liked that poster because it is so hilariously stupid in a way only dictatorship propaganda can be (it simultaneously makes fun of us for being racists (it mocks the Klan) and for tolerating the presence of Jews and African Americans, for example), because I think the Amerikkka monster creature is sort of cool looking and imaginative (if horribly offensive, obviously), and because I think the bottom part of the picture is actually an evocative depiction of what aerial bombardment must feel like.  I wanted the name "bad outcomes" to evoke impending doom despite anyones best efforts to resist it, and to me the bottom of that picture does that.  Also, you know, I'm pretty sure treasonous Propaganda is public domain or fair use or something.

Anyways, that's the explanation for that.  If anyone finds it offensive (including my co-bloggers!) drop me a line and I will (probably) change it.

New Co-Blogger

A proud welcome to this blog's new co-blogger, Charlie Clarke.  Charlie has a masters in economics and is currently working on a PhD in finance, both of which should allow him to contribute a fascinating new "knowing what the hell he's talking about" edge to things.

Posting

I am going to try to semi-frequently update this blog.  If you have ideas on what you would like to see me write about, questions, or links you want shared, give me a heads up.

Currently the idea is to cover economic and legal policy.  I have no economics training and my legal training ain't any more special than hundreds of thousands of other lawyers, but I can at least promise to keep the racial epithets to a minimum.