Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 2/13/2023

Is Civilization at Stake in Ukraine?

An effort to deflate the hype over the probable loss of the war by Ukraine does not go far enough.

The Correlation Between Oil Prices And Inflation Isn’t Straightforward

More debate about the role of energy price increases in consumer inflation.

How Precision Scheduled Railroading at Norfolk Southern Caused a Toxic Vinyl Chloride Mushroom Cloud Over East Palestine, Ohio

I certainly hope Norfolk Southern’s owners are happy!

Links 2/12/2023

‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait

“[Healthcare] is a dysfunctional system that to my mind needs to be fundamentally changed to a Medicare for All system — but we ain’t gonna get it.”

ChatGPT Is a Data Privacy Nightmare. If You’ve Ever Posted Online, You Ought To Be Concerned

More reasons to regard ChatGPT as CheatGPT.

Links 2/10/2023

This Was Another Big Week for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Another G-7 economy, the UK, took a big step toward adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC). At the same time, the first largish economy to have launched a CBDC, Nigeria, descends further into financial chaos.

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/9/2023

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Seymour Hersh: Navy Divers + Spooks + Norway Took Out Nord Stream 2 on Biden’s Orders, Using Timer

~~Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick~~ Spooks and divers in the Baltic with the C4.

Links 2/8/2023

Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say

Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.