Category Archives: Guest Post

How to Lose Influence and Alienate Neighbors in Latin America, the US Way

“If the US assumes that it has staunch allies [in Latin America], it is making a big mistake.”

The EU Needs More Than $1 Trillion for Plan to Ditch Russian Oil and Gas

The EU will have to make very large expenditures to end its depencence on Russian energy. But does it also have the organizational chops?

Housing Bubble Getting Ready to Pop: Unsold Inventory of New Houses Spikes by Most Ever, to Highest since 2008, with 9 Months’ Supply, Sales Collapse at Prices below $400k

The housing market is starting to unravel at the lower end, with new home purchases taking the biggest hit.

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/24/2022

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

How Many Bots Are on Twitter? The Question Is Difficult to Answer and Misses the Point

A disingenuous defense of Twitter bots.

Costa Rica, A Country Without an Army, Is At War With (Mainly) Russian Hackers

The Conti Group’s cyberattack on Costa Rica continues to metastasize, spreading to 27 government institutions, nine of which have been “seriously affected.”

At Least 11 Dead in Wake of Michigan Tornado, Canada Derecho

As if tornadoes weren’t bad enough, you now need to add the derecho to your summer weather risks.

Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare

Too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people’s families, supposedly to check inflation.

Unpacking Tucker Carlson on WHO’s “Pandemic Treaty” (So-Called)

Alas, I could only glance at my yellow waders, but there’s still plenty wrong.

Links 5/23/2022

Geopolitics Takes A Back Seat As Biden Drops Sanctions On Venezuela

Quelle surprise! The US is trying to kiss and make up with Venezuela.