Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Defending TrumpRx Scam, RFK Jr. Absurdly Claims Trump ‘Has His Own Way of Calculating’ Percentages

Not only is Trump inventing his own school of math. but he is also pretending that paying more than market rates for drugs is a savings.

Home Care Workers Launch Hunger Strike as 24-Hour Work Shifts Persist

The battle over 24-hour care shifts has pitted the mostly immigrant women against vulnerable patients who rely on round-the-clock care.

Economic Questions: Guy Standing and the Rise of the Precariat

Guy Standing’s notion of the precariat, and his policy observations and prescriptions.

Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Going Mainstream, but Scientific Research and Regulation Lag Behind

Less is known about psilocybin mushrooms than you might think even as their popularity and potency of products like edibles rises.

Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?

What if anything you can do to prevent recording and AI transcriptions/summaries of doctor visits.

The Fed, Congress, and the President: The Constitutional Authority to Make Money

The struggle over the Fed is a constitutional conflict: in a representative system, the power over money belongs to the legislature

As Rocket Launches Increase, They May Be Polluting the Skies

Research suggests that rocket exhaust and debris could be threatening the ozone layer, though uncertainties persist.

How Polling Failures, Gambling Legalization and Political Gridlock Paved the Way for the Explosive Rise of Prediction Markets

In the opinion of this humble blogger, prediction markets epitomize what is wrong with modern society. l

Satyajit Das: The Modern ‘Share the Scraps’ Economy

A clinical look at the extractive behavior that all that share, erm, sharing economy talk obscures.

Easing Capital, Reviving Risk: The Quiet Return of Too Big to Fail

Less capital, more risk. The latest move on big-bank rules suggests that too big to fail was never solved, only deferred.

Manure-to-Energy Project Touted as Climate Fix Emits Thousands of Tons of Methane

Manure digesters for cattle are yet another rentier-enriching climate con.

Tall Buildings Lead to More Compact and Productive Cities

On the benefits of urban density and the role of tall buildings in achieving that result.

Why Chase Taylor Swift? Stop the Corporate Looting That Makes Billionaires

A case for tackling the corporate machinery driving extreme wealth, and the reforms that could truly curb it.