Yearly Archives: 2023

Links 8/16/2023

Scientism as a Non-Solution to a Problem that Should Not Exist vs. Science as a Solution to a Problem that Must Be Fixed

KLG continues his investigation of scientism by looking at two canard-infested areas: plastic recycling and industial food production.

Quelle Surprise! High Fee “Alternative Investments” Produce Serious “Negative Alpha” as in Underperformance as Managers Get Rich

In his latest paper, investment expert Richard Ennis continues showing how alternative investments destroy value.

GE, Bayer, Blamed for Child’s Cancer in a Community Awash in PCB Pollution

Is PCB-induded health damage about to become a major litigation front?

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/15/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Michael Hudson: Debt, Sponsors of the Wars, Future of USD and BRICS

ichael Hudson on topics old and new: the role of debt in rentier extraction and US hegemony, and the prosepcts for the dollar and BRICS.

Links 8/15/2023

Argentina Just Took a Step Closer to Dollarising Its Economy, And Away from the BRICS

There is a lot riding on the outcome of the upcoming general elections, not just economically but geopolitically, and not just for Argentina but across Latin America and perhaps even the globe.

How to Fix Monetary Policy in Advanced Countries

The monetary policy of major central banks in advanced economies have had negative consequences and thus need to be fixed.

European Gas Price Spike Highlights Painful Exposure To Global Markets

A strike in Australia could reduce global LNG supplies by 10%. European energy security is not what it used to be.

CDC’s HICPAC Prepares to Violate the Letter and Spirit of the Federal Advisory Committee Act at Its August 22 Anti-Mask Teleconference

HICPAC needs to stop operating like a closed, cozy club and comply with the law.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/14/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~

Links 8/14/2023

Wolf Richter: Full Commercialization of Robotaxis Arrives in San Francisco

After sinking billions of dollars into robotaxis, these companies are under pressure to show significant revenues.