How the debate over RFK, Jr. imposing big policy changes at the CDC illustrates the depth of tribalism in American discourse.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a Libertarian Paradise
Libertarians are engaging in colonialism 2.0 by setting up self-governing enclaves in poor countries.
Coffee Break: Trump Family Grab Their Share of the Crypto, Gaza Take
Donald Trump’s family and key cabinet members are grifting it up and battling one another for power as stresses on the administration build.
Tariffs and US Dollar Depreciations: Not So Surprising After All
How conventional thinking on how the dollar would respond to Trump tariffs missed a key factor: retaliation.
What Happens as Trump’s Losses Mount?
What will Trump do as his policy backfires become too large and frequent to deny?
Social Murder as a Necropolitical Governance Technology
What is social murder, why is it increasing, and how to fight it.
U.S. Utilities Put in a No-Win Position by Phantom Data Centers
AI players are gaming utilities, and creating high odd of bad outcomes for other customers, by making duplicate orders for power.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Two Faces of Palantir
The powerful software tools developed by Palantir are sold to defense and intelligence agencies to protect against exteranl threats, but they also have the destructive potential of enabling domestic political repression.
James Galbraith: Crash in Top Economist Hiring Contradicts Elite-Favoring “Skill Biased Technical Change” Theory
Contrary to some economists’models, salaries aren’t constantly reset based on skills or technology. They follow the economy and politics.
UK Consumer Study Sounds Alarm About Security Risks of Mobile Wallets
As the problem of digital bank fraud grows, one issue that will become increasingly heated is who should pay for it.
Trump’s Appellate Court Tariff Loss: It Isn’t Over Until the Fat Lady Sings
Trump is likely to win his retaliatory tariff battle at the Supreme Court and even if not, he’s too fond of this bludgeon to give it up.
The Destruction of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
A detalied history of the two incarnations of Yugoslavia and how the state unraveled.
Coffee Break: Gavin Newsom Weaponizes ‘Dark Woke’ Cringe Against Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom is using a cringe-worthy “dark woke” approach to counter President Trump on social media that is getting positive poll results.
