Great Divergence
The economist Paul Krugman wrote in the first post of his New York (NY) Times blog, The Conscience of a Liberal, on September 18, 2007: "The great divergence: Since the late 1970s the America…
The economist Paul Krugman wrote in the first post of his New York (NY) Times blog, The Conscience of a Liberal, on September 18, 2007: "The great divergence: Since the late 1970s the America…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Urban DictionaryThe great dividerA term used to describe President Obama. Before coming to office he said he was going to unite the nation, yet all he has done since is…
Jerry Flemmons (1936-1999) was a popular writer on the Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram. His 1983 essay on chicken fried steak -- "that Great God beef dish" -- is widely quoted. Society of…
In 1959, the city of Austin opened its Municipal Auditorium, later renamed the Lester E. Palmer Auditorium (after Austin's mayor from 1961-1967). Its green dome roof earned the Palmer…
"The Great Lawn" in Central Park was not always there. It was designed and added in 1931. Today, the Parks Department is trying to protect the grass by limiting the Great Lawn's use.…
New York City was consolidated in 1898; Brooklyn went from a city to just one of five boroughs. Many Brooklynities were against the consolidation and called it the "Great Mistake of…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Great ModerationIn economics, the Great Moderation refers to a reduction in the volatility of business cycle fluctuations starting in the mid-1980s, believed to…
The Daily Kos is a progressive political blog, founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas. The blog gets its name from the second syllable of the name "Markos." The website uses the color…
The American region called the "Great Plains" is a large area of flat land, and is located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. American explorer and writer…
The financial term "Great Rebalancing" was cited by Newsweek on June 26. 2006: "I think we'll look back and 2006 will seem possibly like the middle phase of what you might call…
"Great Recession" is a variant of the 1930s name "Great Depression." Many writers have called economic dips a "Great Recession," starting about 1974 and continuing in…
The financial term "Great Reckoning" was popularized by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg in their book, The Great Reckoning: How the world will change in the depression of the…
French writer Renaud Camus has spoken since 2010 about the "Great Replacement" -- Muslim immigration into France that destroys the French culture, replacing France with a Muslim nation.…
The term "Great Reset" came into popular use after the 2008 financial crisis and is similar to the economic terms "Great Depression" and "Great Recession." Richard…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
“You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy” is a saying that the World Economic Forum has popularized since 2016, and has been associated with its plans for a Great Reset. Some "Great…
Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion in 1908. On July 4, 1910, former champion Jim Jeffries (1875-1953) un-retired to fight Johnson. Jeffires was called…
The term "Great Rotation" was coined in 2010 by Michael Hartnett, the Chief Global Equity Strategist of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research. Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
David Bianco, Deutsche Bank's Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, was the subject of a Business Insider article on May 28, 2012, "David Bianco: The Stock Market Is Shrinking." Bianco said…
The "Great Stagnation" is a term applied to an economy that is not advancing or developing. The economist Lester C. Thurow wrote a piece titled "The Great Stagnation" for the…