Pluralistic: Swapping money for expertise (06 Oct 2026)

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Swapping money for expertise: Money can't buy me love.
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Object permanence: "Tempo"; Yahoo censors MEP's torture debate video; Scotland's money-laundry; A textbook scam; DOS the IRS then charge for access; Just trying to make a buck.
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Pluralistic: Academic economists get big payouts when they help monopolists beat antitrust (25 Sep 2024)

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Academic economists get big payouts when they help monopolists beat antitrust: Big Tobacco's cancer denial playbook is alive and well.
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