Silicon Valley ideologies like transhumanism, effective altruism, and neoreaction drive the actions of billionaires like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Friday, November 7, 2025
Coffee Break: Silicon Valley Ideologies as a Lens for Viewing Current Events
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 54 Comments »
MAHA Report Draws Fire as Critics Say Corporate Pressure Trumps Public Health
More proof that the Adminisration MAHA plans are all hat, no cattle, save for RFK, Jr. collecting licensing fees on the phrase.
Topics: Banana republic, Guest Post, Health care, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Ridiculously obvious scams
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 17 Comments »
Links 9/10/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 190 Comments »
Liberalism as a Way of Life in the Twenty-first Century?
We have previously discussed what the Ancients can teach us. As it turns out, they can teach us much. But things get more dire by the day. Anyone and everyone can make a list of our pathologies. A week of reading the news shows us that as a polity, society, and culture we are in […]
Topics: Politics, Social policy, Social values, The dismal science
Posted by KLG at 6:50 am | 16 Comments »
Poland to Invoke NATO Article 4 Over Russian Drones in Its Airspace
Poland is going to NATO after 19 Russian drones entered its airspace, apparently from Belarus. What next?
Topics: Doomsday scenarios, Europe, Media watch, Politics, Russia
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:50 am | 42 Comments »
Trump Followers Promote Authoritarian, Hostile-to-Downtrodden Version of Christianity
How Christianity is being manipulated by Trump allies to demonize the poors and support aggressive law enforcement
Topics: Guest Post, Income disparity, Media watch, Politics, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 12:47 am | 46 Comments »
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Dragon’s Teeth
Military analysts expected China to showcase advanced weapons at its latest Beijing parade, and the display did not disappoint. From hypersonic missiles and stealth aircraft to universal VLS cells and drone swarms, the event highlighted qualitative leaps in Chinese military power. The parade revealed not just new systems, but a doctrine of deterrence by denial that directly challenges U.S. strategic assumptions.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Haig Hovaness at 2:00 pm | 38 Comments »
Giorgio Armani: Farewell to the Visionary Designer/Businessman Who Lifted Italy into Fashion Leadership
Armani played a key role in fashion, not just via designs, but also his business acumen that helped elevate Italy to the industry’s top tier
Topics: Economic fundamentals, Europe, Globalization, Guest Post
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 6 Comments »
Links 9/9/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Yves Smith at 6:55 am | 169 Comments »
Spain Becomes Fourth EU Country to Announce Sanctions Against Israel: Beginning of a Trend?
Too little, too late? Yes, but surely better than nothing — unless, of course, it’s pure virtue signalling.
Topics: Guest Post
Posted by Nick Corbishley at 6:45 am | 24 Comments »
More Trump Administration Circular Firing Squad with Investor-Spooking ICE Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant
The fallout from the ICE raid on a Georgia Hyundai -LG startup looks to be serious.
Topics: Globalization, Income disparity, Politics, Regulations and regulators, Technology and innovation, The destruction of the middle class
Posted by Yves Smith at 5:55 am | 46 Comments »
Bond Markets Do Not Rule – Governments Do
A reminder that the bogeyman of bond vigilantes, as in investor/capitalist dominance, is overdone.
Topics: Credit markets, Federal Reserve, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Income disparity, Macroeconomic policy, Politics
Posted by Yves Smith at 1:54 am | 50 Comments »
Coffee Break: Trump’s Imperial Boomerang Gets Different Reactions in Chicago, D.C.
As Donald Trump threatens to hit Chicago with the imperial boomerang, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fights back with an executive order that contrasts sharply with the actions taken by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Topics: Coffee Break
Posted by Nat Wilson Turner at 2:00 pm | 13 Comments »
“I’ve Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here”
A grass-roots persepctive on the collapse of the rule of law in America.
Topics: Corporate governance, Guest Post, Income disparity, Legal, Politics, Regulations and regulators
Posted by Yves Smith at 9:55 am | 72 Comments »
Links 9/8/2025
Topics: Links
Posted by Conor Gallagher at 6:55 am | 138 Comments »



