Category Archives: Guest Post

Shareholder Activism: Icahn Targets McDonald’s Pig Pens

Carl Icahn seeks to force McDonald’s 2012 pledge to cease to use gestation crate to confine pregnant pigs within a decade.

Links 2/21/2022

Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act: Power Without Responsibility?

After weeks of inaction against truckers, Trudeau invoked the After weeks of looking impotent, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Ac to end the truckers’ protests. Was this a winning move?

War on Cash: Banks Crack Down on Independent ATMs

Banks crack down on independent ATM operators in the latest salvo in the war on cash.

Links 2/20/2022

EU Chief Defends Vaccine Patents as ‘Precious’ as South Africa Demands Waiver

Failure to grant patent waivers under the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement has stalled ramping up of production in Africa and other developing countries of coronavirus vaccines.

Russian Black Box Defence Against American Booby Trap Offence

Debunking the bizarre claims that the Russian side is unwilling to negotiate.

California Bill Would Allow Citizens to Enforce Assault Weapon Ban

Turnabout is fair play: A proposed California assualt weapon bill uses the private enforcement scheme of a notorious Texas anti-abortion law

Mexico Tries and Fails to Get Michoacan’s “Green Gold” (Avocados) Back on the Market [Updated]

Is there more to this story than we are being told?

What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine?

Ukraine tensions are at the boiling point. Where might this go?

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/17/2022

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Appeal in Sarah Palin’s Libel Loss Could Set up Supreme Court Test of Decades-Old Media Freedom Rule

How serious a loss to press freedom would it be if the Supreme Court lowered the bar to defamation suits?

U.S. Shale Production Hindered By Sand Supply Crunch

Sand is back as a looming problem for shale operators.