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Sunday, July 27, 2025
The Many Faces of Identity
A look at the development of the idea of identity.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/22/2024
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Further Discussion of the South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel: Evaluating What the Court Might Do
Why, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence of Israeli genocide from South Africa and the press, the ICJ may not impose strong remedies.
Why Don’t More Countries Take Action Against Israel?
Overwhelming evidence points to genocide causing widespread public outrage, but only a few countries sever economic ties with Israel.
Book Review: The Secrets of Earth’s ‘Silvery Sister’
Earth may orbit the sun, but Rebecca Boyle argues that our planet cannot be understood without considering the moon.
The Experience of War Shapes Communities and Future Wars
Yves here. This paper provides yet another lens into the deterioration of civic values in the US and the more-related-than-you’d-think difficulties the US is having meeting military recruitment goals, In the UK, there’s a solid correlation between per capita WWI losses in the UK and various pro-social activities….including enlistment for WWII. The authors posit a […]
Main Documents in the International Court of Justice South Africa v. Israel Case
Supporting documents for our January 22 post on the South Africa v. Israel case before the International Court of Justice.
Orbán Outfoxes the EU in Nationalism vs. Technocracy Fight
The ongoing drama between Budapest and Brussels over Ukraine and the “rule of law” is really about who gets to control Hungary.
In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Who’s Been Sued by the Hospital
By Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey. Cross posted from KFF Health News. It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to dispense with the tall stack of debt collection lawsuits that McAlester Regional Medical Center recently brought to small-claims court in this Oklahoma farm community. Hackler, a lawyer who sues patients on […]
Michael Hudson on Russia, Iran and the Red Sea: NATO’s War Economy Collapses
Michael Hudson describes how the US, embarrassingly bested by Russia and now the Houthis, is doubling down on ally-damaging economic retaliation.
Iranian-Pakistan Tensions Occur Amid Iran’s Rise as New Regional Power in West Asia
Explaining the significance of the recent strikes by Iran and Pakistan on each other’s territory.
