And why is today crack economics day on HN? Between this and the Economist opinion piece. I wouldn't mind some news stories (including the news story behind the

And why is today crack economics day on HN? Between this and the Economist opinion piece. I wouldn't mind some news stories (including the news story behind the opinion piece), but opinions of staff writers reading tea leaves or justifying their economic principles with sports stories is not what I come to HN to read.