> So far, the only economic mag I can parse is Barron's. It lacks any
> attempt at political analysis, but often has interesting interviews with
> fund managers etc. And it's much easier reading between their lines
> because they're fairly straightforward.
For example, the idea that private prisons are a great business because you can can be certain the prisoners won't be rehabilitated. I'm not certain if the author is horrified or horrific, you can read this as irony or complete lack of logic (e.g. second sentence starting with "Yet") depending on your interpretation:
A LONG STAY IN PRISON, according to an industry joke, cures very
little except heterosexuality. Yet our prison population has
more than tripled over the past quarter-century, jumping from
roughly 700,000 in 1984 to 2.38 million this year, the fastest
pace of any country on earth.
Proponents say that incarceration protects society from
dangerous offenders, acts as a deterrent and allows
re-education, thus fulfilling the criminal justice system's
three main goals of prevention, punishment and rehabilitation.
As a result, our federal prisons are at 137% of capacity, and
state jails have shot past 110%. (It should be noted that prison
populations of some nations, such as China, are held somewhat in
check by the government's willingness to execute people for
crimes that would rate only a prison term stateside.)
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125574536753691649.html?mod=article-outset-box