Steve Kelman on Politics, Culture, and Life, 10.29.2021
Steve Kelman, Harvard Kennedy School prof, moderate Dem, pro free speech/anti cancel culture, pro tax rich, pro-Israel. Research improving gov performance, China interest. Blog reprints Facebook posts
McKinsey consultants and pollution reduction
A thousand McKinsey consultants have signed a letter calling on the firm's clients to disclose their pollution emissions.
Should China billionaire pay huge company debts out of his personal fortune
China has told the billionaire CEO of the failed real estate company to pay the company's debts out of his own personal fortune. Makes sense to me.
Alec Baldwin shooting
On the Alec Baldwin shooting, I don't understand why there is live ammunition on a movie set at all.
Where do Albanians socialize in Boston?
A Boston politician is quoted in the article on Michelle Wu in The Times today that she has a photographic memory of details of Boston neighborhoods. "She can't tell you the six places Albanians socialize in Roslindale," a neighborhood in Boston.
Tucker Carlson on “patriot purge”
Full text searches for IPMJ articles are up 30% during the 2nd quarter this year compared to last year.
Where I agree with Bernie Sanders
I discovered there is something I agree with Bertie Sanders on: I also think the government should negotiate on prescription drug prices under Medicare. Also for billionaire tax.
China says: We can represent Taiwan’s interests in the UN
China is angry at Secretary Blinken's statement supporting Taiwan participation in UN organizations such as the WHO. The prize for the most-inappropriate reaction goes to China Daily, which stated in an editorial today that "the island's rights and interests...are well-protected in the UN system by Beijing."