Yearly Archives: 2023

As Hydrogen Projects Accelerate, Fears Mount About Environmental Impacts

The fossil fuel industry’s latest greenwashing effort is proving a difficult sell in the American Midwest.

Links 9/2/2023

Further Thoughts on Sweden’s Pandemic Response

A Covid retrospective on Sweden indicates citizens to a large degreed ignored bad government advice.

Jobs Are Up, Wages Less So – and Lower Purchasing Power Could Still Lead the US into a Recession

Quelle surprise! Trends in wages indicate that the economy is less robust than the officialdom and financial press would have you believe.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/1/2023

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How Economists Distorted Economic Theory to Help Big Companies Get Bigger

Economists had to play fast and loose with economic theory to deploy their merger “efficiency” arguments.

Links 9/1/2023

Spain’s Defence Minister Comes to Defence of EU Chief “Diplomat” Josep Borrell in War of Words With Russia That Borrell Initiated

“When Russia insults the high representative of the European Union, it is insulting all Europeans.”

“Core Services” Inflation Jumps to 2nd Worst Since 1985, “Non-Housing Services” Are Red Hot. Fed’s Job Far from Done

Inflation in the US is still defying the Fed, confirming that the blunt instrument of interest rate increases is not the right tool.

Indonesia’s Wait-And-See Approach Towards Joining BRICS

Indonesia serves as a reminder that the so-called “Global South” is not monolithic and that affects the prospect of joining BRICS.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/31/2023

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The Other Option for Containing Trump

Your humble bloggers risks getting herself in trouble by speculating about tail event level schemes to thwart Trump.

Links 8/31/2023

BRICS: African Countries Face Opportunities and Risks in Alienating China or the US – An Expert Weighs In

An, erm, interesting take on the implications for BRICS for African nations.