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Maybe I'm being willfully naive, but isn't the violence of today the reason why? You don't want to give extremists ready access to more detailed targeting information than they already have. Having never aimed a rocket before I don't know how it works, but I'd imagine it would be helpful to have detailed satellite maps showing possible weak spots in infrastructure and strategic locations.
I think it's totally fine, and probably preferable, for people to go back and forth. Absolutely in favor of it.
I just also think they should recuse themselves from an investigation when those whom they've had significant dealings with are being investigated. $700k for 3 speaking gigs, we're not talking about a CEO she had lunch with one time, there is a significant business relationship there. That relationship might not affect Mrs. Yellen's judgment, but if she doesn't absolutely drop the hammer on Citadel it at least looks like bribery. The very fact that the question is raised is the problem.
That'd be great.
Seriously though, why is that the case? If she's a public servant, she could donate her time to talks easily. When you're being paid that much money to speak, then are asked to sit in judgment on this company, are you really expecting her to bite the hand that feeds her? *At the absolute best it puts her in a terribly awkward position. At worst it's bribery.
> In fact, criticism of the two studies has woven a damning tapestry of Twitter threads and blog posts pointing out flaws of the studies—everything from basic math errors to alleged statistical sloppiness and sample bias
Unless I'm missing something, it's Twitter and blogs against published studies. Sounds like he's been proven wrong all right...
If the poorest in society can no longer buy food or medicine, the problem becomes very medical very quickly.
Completely agree. The lack of anything between Socrates and Copernicus alone shows the distinct bias of the list. Not a single Scholastic? No mention of achievements outside of hard science or mathematics. If the author specified that as his area of focus, we might be able to have a more profitable discussion.
Good call on the actual price. Still 1/13th the current cost of the not-yet-operational ITER... Makes me wonder if the stellerator concept will be more feasible in the long run.