Friday, July 4, 2025
Book Review: The Untapped Knowledge of Animals
In “The Internet of Animals,” Martin Wikelski highlights what insights humans can learn from creatures great and small.
US Trade Desperation: Trump Insider Robert Lightheizer Recommends Third-World Capital Controls to Achieve Balanced Trade
New desperate ideas to fix chronic US trade imbalances, like capital controls, are getting a hearing.
Assassination Attempt on Slovak PM Highlights Dangers of Constant EU Demonization of Project Ukraine Opponents and Hypocrisy of ‘Misinformation’ Crackdown
Will there be any self reflection among mainstream media and Atlanticist politicians for relentlessly going after Slovakian PM for the crime of opposing Project Ukraine while also silencing counter arguments? Don’t hold your breath.
Renting Your Life
More on the further erosion of ownership and property rights via required renting.
Word of the Day: Don’t Say “Covid Pandemic.” Say “Covid Syndemic”!
“‘Tis a mystery,” except not!
Why One New York Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients
American hospital officials often insist that lawsuits and other aggressive collections, though unsavory, are necessary to protect health systems’ finances and deter freeloading. But at Rochester Regional, ditching these collection tactics hasn’t hurt the bottom line.
Dr. Jill Stein & Michael Hudson: Fighting Russia & China to Last American: Destroying US From Within
The high cost and risks of the Biden Administration commitment to pursue forever wars with Russia and China.
US Affordable Housing Policy Works for Wall Street and Rich Developers, Not Renters
Current policy doesn’t provide affordable housing very well but does a good job of lining the pockets of real estate interests.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; NC pulls the anti-mask bill for revisions;Trump lawyer trips up Cohen, jeopardizing conviction; another CDC atrocity; Noonan interviews a Wildwood, NY attendee. ~
Defending Privacy in the Surveillance State and Fragmenting Internet
Governments and private entities are eroding privacy on the internet. Is it possible to safeguard both openness and security in cyberspace?
