Category Archives: Guest Post

War Signals, Quiet Channels, and Venezuela’s Discounted Barrels

An analyst in Caracas tries to make sense of Trump’s aggression against Venezuela.

The Villa of Reduced Circumstances is still facing tough times, but the CEO (that is me) and the Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Felines (that is also me when I have to negotiate with the neighborhood cats), are in strong agreement that we can afford to give $5 to Naked Capitalism. Another Anon Aloha […]

Links 9/21/2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Shooting (1966) Run Time 1H 21M

The Shooting is a movie about desperation and revenge set in the Old West.

The Dollar: Ripples Presaging a Financial Tsunami

A detailed analysis of the poor prospects for dollar hegemony and the forces that could trigger a sharp unwind.

Michael Hudson: Trump’s Destruction of US Economy, Starting with Agriculture

How Trump’s policies are destroying key elements of U.S. economic prosperity, with agriculture as a canary in the coal mine.

US Expands Scope of Its (Fake) War on Drug Cartels to Colombia; Colombia Responds By Threatening to Stop Buying US Weapons

Is this the beginning of another US-sponsored coup?

AI Chatbots Need Guardrails to Protect Users’ Mental Health

Chatbots are designed to be addictive and have produced psychotic behavior. But suppliers have yet to implement protective features.

Michael Hudson: Who Writes the New Rules as Power Shifts Away from the US?

Michael Hudson discusses many of the responses to the US loss of economic dominance, from Europe’s self-immolation to China’s lending.

Coffee Break: Competence, Corruption and Control Limit Administrative Ambition

Does the corrupt Trump administration have the competence and control to impose its will?

Thomas Neuburger: We’ve Just Crowned a King. What Next?

Thanks to John Roberts and friends, the idea that the President have been elevated to king-level authority is not an exaggeration.