Saturday, February 7, 2026
Who’s Afraid of an Alternative for Germany?
Examining the rise of the AfD, its proposed policies, and why it scares the establishment in Berlin and Washington.
The Ancient Patterns of Migration
Today’s hot-button issue is actually as old as the human race.
The Arrest of Igor Kolomoysky Consolidates US Influence Over Zelensky Ahead of Likely Elections
Another unseemly tale from Ukraine, this of the deposing and now arrest of Zelenksy’s kingmaker, Igor Kolomoysky.
Europe and the Law of Holes
Bedeviled by their own weakness, European officials refuse to heed the advice from the old adage, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
As Hydrogen Projects Accelerate, Fears Mount About Environmental Impacts
The fossil fuel industry’s latest greenwashing effort is proving a difficult sell in the American Midwest.
Further Thoughts on Sweden’s Pandemic Response
A Covid retrospective on Sweden indicates citizens to a large degreed ignored bad government advice.
Jobs Are Up, Wages Less So – and Lower Purchasing Power Could Still Lead the US into a Recession
Quelle surprise! Trends in wages indicate that the economy is less robust than the officialdom and financial press would have you believe.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/1/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
How Economists Distorted Economic Theory to Help Big Companies Get Bigger
Economists had to play fast and loose with economic theory to deploy their merger “efficiency” arguments.
Spain’s Defence Minister Comes to Defence of EU Chief “Diplomat” Josep Borrell in War of Words With Russia That Borrell Initiated
“When Russia insults the high representative of the European Union, it is insulting all Europeans.”
“Core Services” Inflation Jumps to 2nd Worst Since 1985, “Non-Housing Services” Are Red Hot. Fed’s Job Far from Done
Inflation in the US is still defying the Fed, confirming that the blunt instrument of interest rate increases is not the right tool.
