Category Archives: Guest Post

BMI: The Mismeasure of Weight and the Mistreatment of Obesity

Rigid definitions of obesity can both restrict care for some and produce unwarranted alarms for others.

Is Breaking Things the Best Way Forward for Climate Activists?

From SUVs to gas pipelines, sabotage is on the rise as the climate crisis deepens – but does it work?

Links 10/13/2022

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/12/2022

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What if Medicine Were Taught Like a Science, Part 2: The Diet-Heart Hypothesis and Cholesterol

How medical research walked back the strong claims for the role of cholesterol in heart disease, which in turn supported the use of statins.

Bank of England Bought Only Small Amounts of Bonds Even Today, Warns Pension Funds They Have “Only Three Days Left” to Unwind Derivatives with BOE Support

The Bank of England has been doing less than believed to rescue the gilts market. But stil not a good look.

Whose Cat Caught the German Tongue? No Blame for Russia After German Train Sabotage on Sunday Morning, No Blame for Nord Stream Sabotage, Yet

Another apparent act of sabotage in Germany, yet the press is peculiarly refusing to play “whodunnit”.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/11/2022

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Central Bank Myths Drag Down World Economy

Central bank dogma over inflation is pushing the world economy into recession, with many dire consequences for poorer countries.

Protests Rage Across Europe, As Sanctions-Fuelled Inflation Surges and Economic Crisis Deepens

The long-anticipated “hot autumn” begins in earnest as the European economy teeters on the edge of a largely self-inflicted stagflationary depression.

600 Million Metric Tons of Plastic May Fill Oceans by 2036 If We Don’t Act Now

Plastic damage to oceans is getting worse. But do we have adequate remedies, even if we had the will to implement them?

Experts: U.S. LNG Growth Could Slow Next Year

Too many are putting their eggs in the LNG basket.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2022

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An Official Smoking Gun on #CovidIsAirborne Denial by Hospitals Because They Didn’t Want to Spend Money Changing Their Physical Plant

We’ve never had an official come right out and say “We’re not dealing with airborne transmission in hospitals because that would cost too much money.” Well, now one has.