Category Archives: Guest Post

New York Bans Sale of Fossil Fuel Vehicles From 2034 Onward

New York follows California to become the second state to set a firm deadline for phasing out fossil fuel powered vehicles.

Wolf Richter: Business Travel, Conventions, Office Occupancy Stuck in Collapse: Been so Long, People Forgot What Old Normal Was

Hotel business travel revenues expected to be down by 80% at top 20 destinations in 2021.

Forceful Vaccine Messages Backfire With Holdouts – How Can It Be Done Better?

Health communication researchers have found that simple changes to message wording can make a big difference.

Links 9/15/2021

CalPERS’ Long-Term Care Fiasco: Private Burial to Hide Malfeasance, Failure to Implement Legislation

A key fact in CalPERS’ long-term care debacle: the giant fund flagrantly violated the statute govening this progam.

Social Security COLA for 2022 To Be Near 5.8%, Could Match 2009, Biggest Since 1982

Seniors are destined to lose ground with cost of living increases, but how badly will they lag with 2022’s seemingly large boost?

Is the UK’s Cladding Crisis About to Get Even Worse?

As the UK government prepares to pass its Fire Safety Act, concerns are growing that it could leave even more apartment owners in limbo.

18 Vaccine Experts, Including Top FDA Scientists, Publish Review in The Lancet Saying Current Evidence Doesn’t Support Need for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for the Fully Vaccinated

Top international vaccine experts contend current evidence does not support a need for boosters for the fully vaccinated general population at this time and recommending instead directing doses to previously unvaccinated populations.

The Counterinsurgency Myth

Counterinsurgency is an incoherent approach to conquest that the US has often attempted, with little in the way of success.

Links 9/14/2021

Why the Rich Get Richer and Interest Rates Go Down

A wrongheaded paper from the Jackson Hole conference that depends on the loanble funds fallacy lets central bankers off the hook.

Up to Half of the $14 Trillion Spent by Pentagon Since 9/11 Has Gone to War Profiteers

A new analysis shows that a “large portion” of Pentagon contracts in recent years have gone to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.

Biden’s Speech on Covid Vaccine Mandates, Annotated

A very close reading of Biden’s speech on vaccine mandates, and the plan on which he has staked his Presidency.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2021

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~

Links 9/13/2021