Category Archives: Guest Post

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/27/2024

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The Government’s Deliberate Policy of Prejudicing the Poorest in Our Society Is Imposing Destitution on Millions

UK and US policy are mean to the poor, even though that stinginess costs all of us.

UK Government Sued Over NHS’s Heavily Redacted Contract With US Spytech Firm Palantir

Even critical paragraphs on how NHS patients’ personal data will be handled have been blacked out.

“Iran’s Syria Strategy Is Coming Unravelled”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty makes a big claim about Iran’s role in Syria. Does the article deliver the goods?

Navalny Organization Splits Into Whites and Reds as Lies Multiply

In-fighting between Navalny camps, one around his mother, the other his wife, raises more questions about official pronouncements.

War Is Bad for You — And the Economy

How war spending serves as a cover for the distribution of pork at the expense of American needs.

Rolling Stone and New York Magazine Both Publish Product Reviews of Masks (But Not Reporting, Unfortunately)

Miasma delenda est.

Links 2/25/2024

Wolf Richter: Nvidia, the WTF Chart of the Year. Tesla also Had WTF Charts of the Year before Shares Plunged

Because these price spikes are a state of mind. And when that state of mind changes – see Tesla.

Are Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Incompatible?

Pandemic-era have often pitted evidence-based medicine proponents against supporters of more traditional analytical methods.

The Rich Versus Poor Country Stakes at the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference This Month in Abu Dhabi

The upcoming WTO is likely to see a power struggle between its traditional advanced economy leaders and the so-called Global Majority.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/23/2024

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After Two Months of High-Voltage Shock Treatment, Argentina’s Economy Is Screaming at Top of Its Lungs

The economic data for January, Milei’s first full month in office, makes for sobering reading.