Canada pushes ahead with a pre-hate-crime bill as US states continue with programs to collect data on all types of hate “incidents.” Can “precrime” really prevent hate or are there ulterior motives at hand?
Sunday, January 18, 2026
NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law
The Microsoft-powered bot says bosses can take worker’s tips and that landlords can discriminate based on source of income.
The Global Pharmaceutical Industry Isn’t Investing in Products for the Greatest Burden of Human Disease – Are Non-Profits a Solution?
How to increase development of pharmaceuticals to treat tropical diseases, which afflict millions yet are neglected?
Rising Talk of School Closures Fuels Expansion of the Community Schools Movement
Instead of closing schools, many communities are pushing their districts to think about schools differently.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/29/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Trump’s cash, Boeing, Kennedy, Shanahan, the Black Epstein? ~
Yellen Plans To Confront China For ‘Unfair’ Clean Energy Subsidies
Treasury Secretary Yellen is complaining to China about allegedly improper green energy subsidies. But is her beef well founded?
Tweaking US Trade Policy Could Hold the Key to Reducing Migration from Central America
How much of a role did a mid-2000s Central America trade deal play in the migration surge to the US from the region?
Of Life and Lithium
A look at the implications of demand for lithium thanks to plans to increase electric vehicle sales.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/28/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics and pandemics, Shanahan launch, Boeing re-org, SBF to the big house ~
IMF, in a Quiet Slap to the US, Urges Non-Alignment in Second Cold War
When you’ve lost the IMF…..
Democrats Furiously Finger-Wagging Over Billionaire Nicole Shanahan as RFK, Jr.’s Vice Presidential Pick
A short look at the Democrat-aligned-press breakdown over the RFK, Jr. choice of Silicon Valley’s Nichole Shanahan as his VP.
A Battered Bayer Breathes Sigh of Relief As Mexico Suspends Its Long-Awaited Ban on Glyphosate Weedkiller
Even as Bayer’s sales of Roundup slide as global fears about the health risks of glyphosate rise, most governments continue to baulk at the idea of banning the product completely.
