Open seas, often touted as freedom of navigation, may be on its way out due to US negligence and technology change.
Monday, July 28, 2025
Identity Formation as a Stage of Human Development
Why identity is about sustainability, not uniqueness.
‘Rooftop Solar Is the Future, but It’s Also a Scam’
The solar panel business illustrate how corporations will always find the least acceptable solution to any problem, as they have with AI
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/31/2024
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Iraqi Militia Suspends Attacks on US Forces, Paving Way for Troop Withdrawal
“If true, this is the least bad outcome. Iraqi militias agree to stop targeting U.S. troops, who then can be safely removed.”
A Philosopher Looks at Work in Our Modern World
Thinking more deeply about what work is and how it is changing.
Our Housing Crisis Is Literally Killing People
A society that refuses to provide safe and secure housing for every single person is a failure.
The FTC Is Attacking Drugmakers’ ‘Patent Thickets’
The FTC is scoring some early wins in challenging drug company overreach via using patents on delivery methods to extend drug patent life.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/30/2024
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Israel Plans to Attack Lebanon Because Israel Is Not Winning Against Hamas
Israel looks determined to take a huge gamble and attack Lebanon.
EU’s Digital Services Act Poses Existential Threat to Freedom of Speech in Europe, Warns Retired German Judge
“This legislation… is a Trojan horse: it presents a facade of respecting democratic principles… But behind this liberal facade, the exact opposite is happening: an attack is taking place against the constitutional order.”
Further Discussion of Boeing’s Slow Motion Liquidation: Rational Given Probable Airline Industry Shrinkage?
More on Boeing as a symbol of industrial decline, here due to broader environmental and coming energy cost pressures.
Electric Vehicles Use Half the Energy of Gas-Powered Vehicles
An analysis of electric vehicles’ explains why they are much more efficient. But this take seems to omit some key variables.
