What Is A Reliable News Source That Thinks Outside Of The United States Bubble

How has people living in their chosen media political bubbles hardened people towards each other and what will it take to return to a more bipartisan government?

Politics, historically, is boring as all shit. It's 1% standing on a soapbox and screaming that your enemies are denying your right to exist, and 99% “would the honourable gentleman agree to insert after the words provided the applicant has not already been disqualified under Schedule 17.2, the words or under any criterion equivalent to the current Schedule 17.2 contained in any previous version of this Agreement?”Then the 140-character generation came along and decided that “interested in politics” was a good look for them. They weren’t interested in actual politics, they were interested in standing on a soapbox and screaming that their enemies were denying their right to exist, and pretending that counted as politics.What's needed for us to return to a more bipartisan government (or multipartisan government, because there are countries that aren't America) is for everyone to be forced to spend an hour every day reading either the small print in official government pdfs or the transcripts of parliamentary proceedings. Anyone who finds themself bored to tears by this exercise should be encouraged to explore their local theme parks as an alternative to politics.

Is the U.S. News a trustworthy news source?

Four of the 10 most trusted sources of news among US readers are based in Britain, according to a survey.The Economist was the most trusted source, with Reuters third, the BBC fourth and the Guardian seventh, according to a study by University of Missouri’s Reynolds Journalism Institute.The least trustworthy sources of news included Breitbart, BuzzFeed and social media. Donald Trump was rated the fifth least trustworthy source of news. Occupy Democrats, which describes itself as a grassroots political organisation, was bottom of the table.The online survey, accessible earlier this year via 28 different news providers in the US, attracted almost 9,000 respondents, who were asked to name three news sources they trusted and three they did not.The other news providers in the top 10 were public television, NPR, PBS, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and Dallas Morning News.The Washington Post was ranked 15th, the New York Times 19th and Fox News 29th out of 39.Click and elect: how fake news helped Donald Trump win a real electionHannah Jane ParkinsonHannah Jane ParkinsonRead moreThe study also asked respondents how they decided what news was credible. Common responses included “other news sources”, “both sides [of the] story” and “check multiple sources”.The researchers said: “There was a relatively large difference between users with different political ideologies. Specifically, liberal respondents were a lot more trusting and supporting than conservative respondents. Given the rhetoric used in the most recent general election, however, this result may not be entirely surprising.”The study found women were significantly more likely than men to trust information from mainstream journalism, as were white respondents compared with non-whites.

Is Bitcoin a bubble?

The structure of the Bitcoin market does not lend itself to the types of financing arrangements that typically fuel bubbles.Let me explainWhat we traditionally think of as bubbles in the stock market, real estate, etc… Are fueled by the changing nature of how new purchases are financed.Initially cash flows from the asset cover the financing costs. So the income from a real estate property covers the interest payment on the mortgage and a gradual reduction in principal.If times remain good. Lenders loosen their restrictions and for new purchases the income only covers the interest payments. With the expectation the principal will be repaid by selling the property off in the future.If this goes on long enough eventually new purchases need to be ponzi financed. So additional borrowing is required to finance the mortgage while waiting to sell the property for a higher price down the road.Once ponzi financing is in place. It is only a matter of time until the bubble bursts ala the housing crisis in 2008. Because if an asset can’t be sold before its financing dries up the owner will go into default.Once a pattern of defaults emerges. Financing dries up completely. As lenders realize they’ve over extended themselves.Absent financing from external sources the market collapses. Because the debt burden is to high to finance exclusively with the assets cash flows.Bitcoin is not subject to this dynamic.Because while individuals may suffer catastrophic losses from ill advised financing of Bitcoin purchases. Since Bitcoin is not directly linked to the financial system providing this funding.The feedback loop present in traditional bubbles that leads to unstable financing arrangements. Is not a dynamic that can express itself in the Bitcoin market as it is currently structured.Check out Hyman Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis if you are interested in further reading on the topic.

What are some good conservative news sites liberals could read/follow if they want to avoid a filter bubble?

From time to time I have subscribed to both the Wall Street Journal and the National Review. The WSJ is quite reliable until you get to the editorial pages which are sometimes a bit rabid. But even there sometimes some interesting points get made. Believe it or not the WSJ and the New York Times are often pretty close on their reportage. The WSJ, however, often has stories that the NYT does not (and visa versa). The WSJ is also dedicated to economic analysis and that is not my strongest suit so I like to (well, like isn’t exactly the right word for reading boring economic stuff) see what they have to say. The National Review is far more partisan and generally less accurate and is not afraid to put the truth in the rear view mirror. Still their writers are smart and well-informed, and often get me agitated and looking for pertinent facts to rebut. At the moment I don’t subscribe to either — just the local paper and the NYT. Just don’t have the time. Once conservatives stop being jellyfish and dump Trump I’ll be happy to engage with true conservative thought again.I also subscribe to the Cato Foundation blog and read some of their analyses. Cato is more libertarian than truly conservative, but for the most part their analyses are pretty conservative. Well-informed and smart writers.I do not watch Fox News. The news part is usually ok, but the so-called analysts are despicable in their lies and ridiculous support of The Don. But I actually rarely watch any news program. NPR in the car sometimes.I guarantee you that far more liberals engage with conservative outlets than the reverse, although I’d be the first to admit that the percentage is lower than it should be.