Category Archives: Politics

At What Level Will Saudi Arabia And Russia Stop Pushing Oil Prices Higher?

Russia and Saudi Arabia seem finally to have gotten the oil price increases they wanted. How much higher might they go?

Has the West Closed All Its Project Ukraine Exits?

Have the US and NATO managed to box themselves in with the Ukraine war?

A Sign that the West Is Having to Compete for Emerging Economy Loyalty? Long Overdue Progress on Africa-Instigated International Tax Reform

After long resistance by rich nations, African governments successfully pushed for the UN to lead on international tax cooperation.

The Pentagon is the Elephant In the Climate Activist Room

Ignoring the large role of the Pentagon in CO2 emissions is a huge omission in climate change remedies.

WaPo Reported That Ukrainians Are Distrustful of the West & Flirting With a Ceasefire

The Post reports that Ukrainians are worried that the West might largely abandon them. But their ideas of what happens then are way too rosy.

Will It Be Socialism or Barbarism for the Twenty-First Century?

How the end of policies supporting the material well-being of workers, aka socialism, has created widespread distress and political schisms.

How 9/11 Bred a “War on Terror” on Steroids

Tracing how the US response to 9/11 got us where we are, in a bad way for us and far worse for much of the Middle East.

Georgia RICO Filing Against 61 Stop Cop City Activists Criminalizes Protest

A sweeping indctment against Atlanta Stop Cop CIty activitsts, that a county DA withdrew from, looks intended to chill protests.

BMW: Gasoline Car Ban Poses “Imminent Risk” To European Automakers

BMW warns that the 2035 EU mandate to end sales of new fossil fuel vehicles will be a mass death event for most EU car makers

Who’s Afraid of an Alternative for Germany?

Examining the rise of the AfD, its proposed policies, and why it scares the establishment in Berlin and Washington.

The Arrest of Igor Kolomoysky Consolidates US Influence Over Zelensky Ahead of Likely Elections

Another unseemly tale from Ukraine, this of the deposing and now arrest of Zelenksy’s kingmaker, Igor Kolomoysky.

Europe and the Law of Holes

Bedeviled by their own weakness, European officials refuse to heed the advice from the old adage, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”

Further Thoughts on Sweden’s Pandemic Response

A Covid retrospective on Sweden indicates citizens to a large degreed ignored bad government advice.

Indonesia’s Wait-And-See Approach Towards Joining BRICS

Indonesia serves as a reminder that the so-called “Global South” is not monolithic and that affects the prospect of joining BRICS.

The Other Option for Containing Trump

Your humble bloggers risks getting herself in trouble by speculating about tail event level schemes to thwart Trump.