Category Archives: Dubious statistics

Trump Smoke and Mirrors on Full Display in Claimed “$142 Billion” Saudi Arms Deal

A look at the workings and effectiveness of Trump hype, from the touted India-Pakistan mediation to DOGE to the new Saudi arms agreement.

Why the Right Fiercely Attacks the US Postal Service: Its Unions

Looking at a big reason why conservatives are so keen to privatize the US Postal Service: to eliminate its unions.

“The US Trade Deal Is a Bad Deal, and It Has the Potential to Get Worse”

The first US trade “deal”, with the UK, looks as ugly as one might have expected.

Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists

Some raised eyebrows over a Trump Administration big spend for a possible flu vaccine.

Complacency, Denialism and the Risk of an Economic Trumpocalypse

Why the downside to Trump economic policies are far greater than the press and pundit class are willing to acknowledge.

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Has Trump Agreed to Continue Military Support? Even if Not, Will He Fall for an Endowment Effect Trap?

Will the Ukraine minerals deal become a tar baby for Trump?

Satyajit Das: The Unravelling – Part 2: Contagion & Containment

Mapping the contagion fever chart of how a Trump financial meltdown might unfold.

Satyajit Das: The Unravelling – Part 1: Economic & Financial Furies

Why the Trump-induced economic and financial train wrecks will be more severe than most pundits seem to anticipate.

More on DOGE’s Fraud and Destruction

An update on DOGE’s rampage through government functions.

Keynesian Militarism or Wishful Thinking?

European NATO members hope Keynes’ magic will make their newly adopted militarism feasible. A sanity check.

For Health Apps, Questions Over Privacy and Efficacy

Apps that track health data or help provide care may be beneficial, but experts worry about the lack of regulation.

More Trump Punishment of the Poors: HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for 80 Million People

Yet another Trump gutting of a whole swathe of programs, here by eliminating the experts who knew how to determine poverty thresholds.

Data Center Boom Sparks Utility Spending—But How Real Is the Demand?

In an unexpected break for the environment, might much-hyped data center energy demand fall short of projections?

Trump’s Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think

The massive Trump tariffs are a con on a global scale. Trump is not rejecting the corporate trade model. He’s weaponizing it.

Private Equity Shares Tank Based on Trump Tariffs; Private Equity and Credit Crises Coming?

How the Trump tariffs will whack private equity, and even more so, investors like CalPERS and other public pension funds.