~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; The Debates, pre-game analysis; Murthy v. Missouri; Digital ID exposure debacle; CDK auto dealer outage and consumer spending ~
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Fear & Loathing on The Economist Subscription Trail
Satayjit Das’ penetrating and witty look at The Economist reveals a great deal not to like.
Finance Healthcare, Not Insurance Premia
A new study finds that revenue-funded healthcare is cost-effective, efficient, and fair, while all health insurance has avoidable excess cost
Supreme Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech in Murthy v. Missouri Ruling
A very bad day for what passed for free speech in the US.
Ursula von der Leyen: Beyond Redemption
Sadly, Europeans look set to continue as victims of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president for another five years.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/26/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics ~
The U.S. Is Nowhere Near Ready for Climate Change
Climate change is cooking our collective gooses. What can be done to reduce the damage?
Rob Urie: The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex
Why even cynical interpretations of the source of Israel power in US policy are generally not cynical enough.
Union ‘Effects’ on Hourly and Weekly Wages: A Half-Century Perspective
Even with union power diminished, union members still benefit from higher weekly pay than non-members.
Is EU’s Fuzzy Natural Gas Math Leading to Major Minuses in the Caucasus?
Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process gets tangled up with the EU’s desperate ploys to kick Russian gas reliance.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/25/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Pandemics; the debates; Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming book; counting and scripting in the caring professions; mask bans spread ~
Despite Warnings, Israel Looks Set to Jump Off Lebanon Ledge
Israel looks like it is about to bite off way more than it can chew in instigating a hot war with Lebanon.
