Oil prices have perked up and oil price moves can lead market rallies. Is this a false positive or an early sign?
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, and the Tenor of Our Time
Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin both struggled with the upheaval of the 20th century. Arendt’s The Human Condition wins the argument.
Paging Dr. Freud: Schizophrenic Reports on Mood of Davos Man
Unfortunately, it’s prudent to be mindful of what our Davos overlords are plotting. But they seem mighty unsettled.
Police Violence Reached an All-Time High Last Year—Are We Ready to Shrink Police Budgets?
Police brutality is higher than ever. But solutions are hard to devise.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/17/2023
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Vegetable Oil Is Gaining Traction As A Biofuel
Yet another biofuel touted as possible winner. Is vegetable oil overhyped as an energy source?
Physical Wallets Are Shrinking in Relevance in UK, Claims Survey Commissioned by Mastercard
The timing is convenient coming just as Mastercard is piloting a biometric-authenticated payments system in the UK, which will require digital, not physical, wallets.
What if Russia Won the Ukraine War but the Western Press Didn’t Notice?
What if the press reaction should Russia succeed in Ukraine is a big Emily Litella “Never mind”?
Natural Gas Futures in Europe Plunge 15% Today, Down 84% from Crazy Spike
Gas swan dive due to LNG glut in China?
OSHA Permanent Rule on Covid Now at the White House for Review, as Beltway Lawyers Work to Continue Biden’s Mass Infection Policy
Protecting all workers from Covid infection isn’t even on the table.
German General Tells US Generals to Lose the Ukraine War as Soon as Possible to Prevent Losing the Empire in Europe
Former Merkel adviser General Vad has criticized the Ukraine war. Yet it still seems that sympathetic Germans are afraid to speak up.
Polluted Waterways May Alter Fish Behavior
While drugs like Prozac are designed to change brain function, there are other, perhaps less obvious ways pollution can change behavior.
