Eliot Abrams is a liar and an ex-convict. No wonder the Biden Administration is keen about him.
Friday, June 27, 2025
Industrialism Is Bad for Our Health: The Series Continues
New studies shed more unflattering light on the impact of modern diets on health.
“Should There Really Be a Supreme Court? Its Role Always Has Been Anti-Democratic”
How much is the Supreme Court to blame for the red shift in policies?
“Links for a Fourth of July”
Some links from Thomas Neuburger loosely related to the theme of the Fourth of July. Be sure to check ou the one on WhatsApp.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/4/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Will War-Torn, Power-Starved Ukraine Be World’s First Cashless Economy? (Serious Question)
Zelensky is apparently “very determined” to move towards a cashless economy as swiftly as possible. And he has the full support of Australia’s richest man.
Why Don’t Americans Take More Vacations? Blame It on Independence Day
How corporate interests created Americanization Day, later Independence Day, to counter the rising labor movement.
Twitter’s Lost Weekend (“Something Went Wrong”)
A lively weekend on the Twitter!
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/3/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
The Candidacy and Claims of RFK Jr.
Economist Rajiv Sethi has a look at RFK, Jr.’s election prospects and thinks mainstream experts are underestimating him.
How Scammers Use Psychology to Create Some of the Most Convincing Internet Cons
Keeping up with the latest Internet scams, and how they work.
Are the Californian Wildfires Really “Natural” Disasters?
California wildfires and real estate interests
