How severe might the contagion from the Silicon Valley Bank failure be? And who will suffer most: tech land or other banks?
Friday, August 29, 2025
The Case Against Animal Individualism
Environmental stewardship efforts should aim to protect and connect natural systems, not save chosen animal species.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/10/2023
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Is More Common than Eating Disorders Like Anorexia and Bulimia, Yet Few People Are Aware of Its Dangers
A profile of body dysmorphic disorder.
Mexico’s President AMLO Sends Strong Message to US Neocons: Mexico Is Nobody’s Colony
“We will not allow any foreign government to intervene in our territory, much less with armed forces,” AMLO told US neocons.
Fed Hawkishness, Crypto Implosion, and Private Equity Subscription Lines of Credit Imperil Silicon Valley Bank and Freak Out Bank Stock Investors
Silicon Valley Bank: ultimately a Fed victim?
Ayn Rand vs. Elinor Ostrom: The Fight for the Future of Social Media
Contrasting ideologies at play about the structure and role of social media mirror the conflicting ideologies in economics.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/9/2023
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A Feminist Demand on International Women’s Day: Fire Victoria Nuland
If feminists support this Bush-era neocon simply because she is a woman, Victoria Nuland might just burn down the world in a nuclear fire.
The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf Worries About Europe’s Future but Oddly Not the US’
Martin Wolf’s musings about what lies in store for Europe has a huge blind spot as far as the US is concerned.
How Does JK Galbraith’s The New Industrial State Hold Up After 6 Decades?
How John Galbraith correctly called many developments that have had great political and economic significance, like the decline of unions
Crypto Bank Silvergate to Shut Down and Liquidate, After FDIC Examiners Show Up. Shares Collapse Entirely
Silvergate: In 16 months from $239 at peak crypto consensual hallucination to $2.76, including the 44% plunge afterhours.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/8/2023
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