Category Archives: Guest Post

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.

It Finally Happens: Spain Rebels Against Israel and Its Genocide in Gaza

The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) movement appears to be going from strength to strength. As with South Africa, it is largely a bottom-up process.

U.S. Automakers Navigate Rising Metal Costs and Supply Woes

Beleagured US automakers, who remain important employers, face new tsuris in tariff costs and scarcity of key minerals.

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Uncle Vanya (1970) Run Time: 1H 42M

Uncle Vanya is a movie about the boredom and desperation of a 19th. century Russian family.

Are We Offloading Critical Thinking to AI Chatbots?

Research, much of it by companies with deep investment in AI, suggests that chatbot interactions alter how users think.

As US’ Case Against Venezuela Unravels, Trump Administration Escalates Its War Footing Anyway

The escalation, as we’ve argued, has nothing to do with the drugs trade and everything to do with Venezuela’s huge deposits of oil, gas, gold and other minerals.

America’s Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point

In another testament to lack of managerial competence, worries about US grid stabilty rise in the face of AI demand, yet little is being done

Milton Friedman: From Modern Monetary Theory to Monetarism

How Milton Friedman was an advocate of functional finance, the precursor to Monetary Monetary Theory before he wasn’t.