Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@dbcurren.bsky.social
writer/blogger, formerly journalist at WSJ, Dow Jones, Reuters, others. #economics #markets, #music, #philosophy, #books, #technology, #photos, etc. (ie hopelessly eclectic) Toronto. May not respond to DMs. Blog at: https://doncurren.blogspot.com
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Book Review - Ricardo's Dream: How Economists Forgot the Real World and Led Us Astray by Nat Dyer
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In his #book on #DavidRicardo, #NatDyer is careful not to commit the “Ricardian Vice.” His book is very empirical. It’s full of fascinating #biographical details about #Ricardo and other influential figures in #economics, and lots of engaging history. doncurren.blogspot.com/2025/10/by-d...
“I’m an advocate for this incredible #concerto. The #piano writing is full of #blues material (it begins right away with tremolo figurations from #JamesBooker or #ProfessorLonghair) but the general context is #post-Bartók #dissonance and drive.” open.substack.com/pub/iverson/... #music #MusicSky
TT 558: RIP Leon Bates
major recitalist played both standard repertoire and unfamiliar gems
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November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“I’m an advocate for this incredible #concerto. The #piano writing is full of #blues material (it begins right away with tremolo figurations from #JamesBooker or #ProfessorLonghair) but the general context is #post-Bartók #dissonance and drive.” open.substack.com/pub/iverson/... #music #MusicSky
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A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Ah yes. The #RockEmSockEmRobots. They weren’t as much fun as they looked on TV, but they were still pretty fun. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
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November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ah yes. The #RockEmSockEmRobots. They weren’t as much fun as they looked on TV, but they were still pretty fun. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
“ #Epstein needed to wash his name using blue-chip people who could be forgiving about infractions against the less powerful. Each has some form of capital .. The business is laundering capital — money into prestige, prestige into fun, fun into intel, intel in2 money” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“ #Epstein needed to wash his name using blue-chip people who could be forgiving about infractions against the less powerful. Each has some form of capital .. The business is laundering capital — money into prestige, prestige into fun, fun into intel, intel in2 money” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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No PM, who swept to power as women abandoned his main opponent, should want this headline.
PM Goldman Sachs has very bad political instincts.
"Mark Carney, backing away from a key international priority of his Liberal predecessors, says his government does not have a feminist foreign policy."
PM Goldman Sachs has very bad political instincts.
"Mark Carney, backing away from a key international priority of his Liberal predecessors, says his government does not have a feminist foreign policy."
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
No PM, who swept to power as women abandoned his main opponent, should want this headline.
PM Goldman Sachs has very bad political instincts.
"Mark Carney, backing away from a key international priority of his Liberal predecessors, says his government does not have a feminist foreign policy."
PM Goldman Sachs has very bad political instincts.
"Mark Carney, backing away from a key international priority of his Liberal predecessors, says his government does not have a feminist foreign policy."
“What the #Epstein class understands is that the more accessible #information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“What the #Epstein class understands is that the more accessible #information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Michael Hartnett’s Zeitgeist quote last week was that ‘You know Fed will be buying #AI #hyperscaler #bonds when they next do QE.’ Look at how #CDS (default protection) on #Oracle’s #debt surged.” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“Michael Hartnett’s Zeitgeist quote last week was that ‘You know Fed will be buying #AI #hyperscaler #bonds when they next do QE.’ Look at how #CDS (default protection) on #Oracle’s #debt surged.” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
“Even given the gap between what #Trump says about how wonderful the current #economy is and the reality, however, it’s remarkable how #pessimistic Americans are about the economy — significantly more negative than they were a year ago.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Even given the gap between what #Trump says about how wonderful the current #economy is and the reality, however, it’s remarkable how #pessimistic Americans are about the economy — significantly more negative than they were a year ago.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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As aspiring autocrats try to dominate the narrative, #Canada becomes the nation that restores faith in democracy while showing that countries are meant to about how people work together and inspire us all to do great things with an eye to benefit the many including those beyond its borders.
I want to hear your uncomfortably big ideas for Canada!
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
As aspiring autocrats try to dominate the narrative, #Canada becomes the nation that restores faith in democracy while showing that countries are meant to about how people work together and inspire us all to do great things with an eye to benefit the many including those beyond its borders.
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We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
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Become the world's foremost research and higher ed nation.
I want to hear your uncomfortably big ideas for Canada!
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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@dbcurren.bsky.social piqued my thoughts about looking at my pictures of Baie St Paul, Québec.
This church….
This church….
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
@dbcurren.bsky.social piqued my thoughts about looking at my pictures of Baie St Paul, Québec.
This church….
This church….
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Vince Gilligan, one of the most brilliant minds in TV, admits that he ‘hates #AI.’ He calls it the ‘world’s most expensive #plagiarismmachine’.” open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...
Paul McCartney Invents a New Kind of Protest Song
The culture war of the future has just started
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November 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Vince Gilligan, one of the most brilliant minds in TV, admits that he ‘hates #AI.’ He calls it the ‘world’s most expensive #plagiarismmachine’.” open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...
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Anyone in Ottawa going to see @bluerodeo.bsky.social tonight - you’re in for a treat.
Saw them last night and as always, they are very good for the soul. 💖
Saw them last night and as always, they are very good for the soul. 💖
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Anyone in Ottawa going to see @bluerodeo.bsky.social tonight - you’re in for a treat.
Saw them last night and as always, they are very good for the soul. 💖
Saw them last night and as always, they are very good for the soul. 💖
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Interesting titles in the replies!
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I'm particularly intrigued by "Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century" and "The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan".
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I'm particularly intrigued by "Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century" and "The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan".
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Interesting titles in the replies!
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I'm particularly intrigued by "Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century" and "The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan".
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I'm particularly intrigued by "Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century" and "The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan".
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Stay Warm, Keep it Cool (The Bond No. 4)
Tim Okamura
2018
Tim Okamura
2018
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Stay Warm, Keep it Cool (The Bond No. 4)
Tim Okamura
2018
Tim Okamura
2018
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“The signal #intellectual #error of the #NewRight, Field says, is that it lets ‘abstractions smother straightforward real-world truths.’ You can’t deport half of #America.” www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Does MAGA Have Ideas?
A new book traces the intellectual origins of Trumpism—straight into the void.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“The signal #intellectual #error of the #NewRight, Field says, is that it lets ‘abstractions smother straightforward real-world truths.’ You can’t deport half of #America.” www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“they liked that he seemingly held the same “old-school #conservative views” as they did. But they also saw, in his ideological malleability, a chance to go further. Many ‘wanted to turn back the clock on #pluralistic #liberal-democracy & even on #modernity itself’” www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Does MAGA Have Ideas?
A new book traces the intellectual origins of Trumpism—straight into the void.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“they liked that he seemingly held the same “old-school #conservative views” as they did. But they also saw, in his ideological malleability, a chance to go further. Many ‘wanted to turn back the clock on #pluralistic #liberal-democracy & even on #modernity itself’” www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
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“Put more bluntly, should anyone be surprised that Tim Hortons hasn’t been able to figure out what Canadians want on their coffee break since being acquired in part by a private equity firm founded by Brazilian investment bankers?”
“In the 2025 second quarter, 25 per cent of #mergers and #acquisitions involving #Canadian target #companies were by #foreign #buyers.
While Premier Ford’s hat might say “ #Canada is not for sale,” it seems our companies sure are.” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/cana...
While Premier Ford’s hat might say “ #Canada is not for sale,” it seems our companies sure are.” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/cana...
Elbows up: Keeping Canadian companies in Canadian hands
Foreign takeovers are eroding Canadian brands, jobs and accountability. Policymakers should tighten net-benefit reviews.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Put more bluntly, should anyone be surprised that Tim Hortons hasn’t been able to figure out what Canadians want on their coffee break since being acquired in part by a private equity firm founded by Brazilian investment bankers?”
“In the early episodes, the mass is a potent #metaphor for #artificialintelligence. It is destructive but solicitous, well informed but dumb as hell.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #Pluribus
The Obliging Apocalypse of “Pluribus”
The new sci-fi drama from Vince Gilligan posits an end-of-humanity scenario that everyone other than its protagonist can agree on.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“In the early episodes, the mass is a potent #metaphor for #artificialintelligence. It is destructive but solicitous, well informed but dumb as hell.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #Pluribus
More interesting #US #jobs data from #DeanBaker: “The category, ‘ #scientific #research and development services’ has lost almost 20k jobs this year (2.0 percent). It had been growing modestly, adding 6,400 jobs in 2024.” #usecon
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
More interesting #US #jobs data from #DeanBaker: “The category, ‘ #scientific #research and development services’ has lost almost 20k jobs this year (2.0 percent). It had been growing modestly, adding 6,400 jobs in 2024.” #usecon