Saturday, February 7, 2026
Science We Can Use: Why Do Autoimmune Disorders Afflict Women More Often than Men?
A detailed look at a widely-discussed new paper on why autoimmune diseases afflict women much more often then men.
A Look at Private Equity’s Medicare Advantage Grifting
More on why Medicare Advantage is a criminogenic environment. And private equity has gotten in on the action.
What Would Happen If Biden Stepped Aside?
The alternatives if Biden does not make it to the convention, the options are ugly.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/13/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
GoFundMe Has Become a Health Care Utility
Increased reliance on GoFundMe for big medical bills (for those that can even raise money) confirms that the US medical system is predatory.
Ukraine Collapse Starting. What Happens Next?
Russia has a lot of choices to make when the Ukraine military collapses.
“Bank Wars” in UK: Santander Denounces Advert By Rival Lender Criticising Out-of-Control Branch Closures
The Spanish banking giant doesn’t appear to have heard of the Streisand effect. Or perhaps it considers itself immune from its fallout
Moody’s Just Told You So — Downgrades Israel, Warns That Weaker US Backing for Israel, War With Hezbollah Would Trigger Crash
Ratings agency downgrades of Israel confirm that its economy is taking hits and will suffer even more damage under a long war.
The California “Department of Political Health” Mandates Covid Infection with Its New “One Day” Order (and How to Stop Them)
California’s new rule mandates Covid infection, violates California’s Adminstrative Procedures Act, and its stated purpose is not justified by statute.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/12/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Protecting the Most Benign Institution (Our Public Library)
The library serves us all without fail.
Yanis Varoufakis: The Two Faces of the Euro – Jacques Delors and Wolfgang Schäuble
How two of the Euro’s principal designers initiated a process that led to what at least one of them, Wolfgang Schäuble, saw as a bad end
