You have to remember that in addition to Sports, Clio, all things piratey, and Arts and Entertainment, I’m on the site’s Economics beat, and I think this is screamingly funny. But it’s also instructive. Tulip Mania is a factual and seminal illustration of the fundamental weaknesses of Markets.
Tag: cartnoon
Aug 22 2019
Cartnoon
Jesus! I am overjoyed to meet you face to face You’ve been getting quite a name all around the place Healing cripples, raising from the dead And now, I understand you’re God At least, that’s what you’ve said So, you are the Christ, you’re the great Jesus Christ Prove to me that you’re divine – …
Aug 20 2019
Cartnoon
The Facepalm Five Told you I might be putting up some more Steve Shives. I find the incest controversy over Steve King instructive. If you are a Bible believing Christian (as I was raised to be, Methodist you know) whom did Adam’s sons marry? Their Daughter of Lilith Half Sisters? Do the Math. Well now, …
Aug 16 2019
Cartnoon
Have you ever Kipled? The English Major tells me that’s screamingly funny. Take up the White Man’s burden – Send forth the best ye breed – Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives’ need; To wait in heavy harness On fluttered folk and wild – Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and …
Aug 12 2019
Cartnoon
What is funny? Is Ron Burgundy funny? All too basic. Funny because it’s true. Oh, and the only question worth asking about the ‘Bueller Report’ is if he exists at all or is instead Cameron’s fever dream. Danke Schoen. First rule of Fight Club? Never, ever talk about Fight Club.