Economics
The Constructed Number: How CPI Systematically Misrepresents Inflation and Why Governments Prefer It That Way
There is a habit of mind, when confronted with evidence of institutional misbehaviour, to reach for the language of conspiracy.
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Hermeus is a recorded Ancient Greek personal name. Here it also takes its cue from Hermes, herald of the gods and protector of heralds, orators and merchants. The name also echoes herma, a stone heap or boundary marker in ancient Greece, and Hermus, the river of ancient Lydia.
Hermeus is where the river of knowledge meets the voice of the orator: Hermus and Hermes, flowing into a single name.
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