Windowbreaker Dept.

Traveling and work this past week, so not much time to blog. A few things stand out:

Broken Windows and American Oligarchy - NYTimes.com

... the eruption of top incomes that began around 40 years ago need not have solid causes — it could be a case of contagious norms-breaking. This might also explain why movements of top incomes are so different in different countries, with the most obvious determinant being whether you speak English; think of it as an epidemic of broken windows in the Unite...