Di Kevin Carson. Originale: Christian Britschgi’s Lack of Object Permanence, del 2 maggio 2024. Tradotto in italiano da Enrico Sanna. Nota del traduttore: La permanenza dell’oggetto è la capacità di capire che un oggetto esiste anche quando non lo si percepisce più. Vedi anche qui. Christian Britschgi ha pubblicato su Reason (“Do Not Under Any…

Por Kevin Carson. Título original: Christian Britschgi’s Lack of Object Permanence, de 2 de maio de 2024. Traduzido para o português por Pedro H.S. Primo. No periódico Reason, Christian Britschgi (em “Sob quaisquer circunstâncias, não nacionalizem a Greyhound) celebra a americana e “extensiva rede de serviços de ônibus intermunicipais privados, que visa o lucro (e…

At Reason, Christian Britschgi (“Do Not Under Any Circumstances Nationalize Greyhound”) celebrates America’s “extensive network of private, for-profit (and profitable) intercity bus services primarily serving lower-income people” as “a great example of how the free market can provide an essential service without public subsidies.” There are a lot of questionable, or outright ahistorical, assumptions implicit…

In July 2014, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Facebook page celebrated the record production of iron ore by Vale. According to the page, the mining company “broke a record for iron ore production in the second quarter,” representing a “12.6% increase compared to the same time frame in 2013.” Several pages quickly pointed out Rousseff’s “mistake,”…