US actions will only push other regional actors closer together, isolate Armenia, and likely lead to further territory losses for Yerevan. But at least the neocons scored a temporary PR victory.
Friday, January 2, 2026
City Caught Flat-Footed on Flood as Deluge Dredges Up Past Lessons
New York City parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar days before.
No Energy Transition Unless Tech Can Make It Cost Competitive: BlackRock
What happens to countries and populations that can’t afford higher cost green energy?
Ukraine Endgame Accelerates as Congress Denies Any Funding in Stopgap Bill and Fico Wins in Slovakia Vote
Project Ukraine is going wobbly.
US Tries to Play Hardball with India
The neocons go to their usual playbook. Meanwhile, India expands trade routes with Russia and looks for a way forward with Beijing.
Response to Douthat on Two-Parent Families
Matt Bruenig responds to New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s thoughts on his recent analysis of the flaws in the methodology used to argue that offspring benefit from married parents.
Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
Google is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick.
Human Prehistory: How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?
A meditation on prehistory.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/29/2023
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The Neoclassical Growth of China
A model finds that China closely tracked the trajectory of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Does this claim hold up to close scrutiny?
IM Doc on the Corruption of Public Health and the Breakdown of Medical Practice in the US
Sadly, famed short seller David Einhorn’s saying applies to US public health: “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse.”
As India-Five Eyes Relations Sour, US Ratings Agency Moody’s Takes Aim at India’s Aadhaar Digital ID System
The report calls into question key aspects of India’s digital ID program, including its heavily centralised nature, the reliability of its biometric identification systems and its vulnerability to data breaches.
