Saturday, June 14, 2025

Elite Failure and the Collapse of the EU Project

The backstory of how the EU has come to fall short of its considerable potential.

Climate Change: Insuring the World of Tomorrow

Leading edge conventional wisdom on the role of insurance as climate disasters increase underestimates the severity of the problem.

Authorities Reject Georgescu’s Presidential Candidacy, Sparking Violence In Bucharest

Western media continue to lie about the reason Romanian courts nullified the country’s November presidential election and are now preventing an anti-NATO candidate from running.

Links 3/9/2025

The Empire Rebrands: Foreign Policy Under Trump 2.0

The woke imperium is dead. Long live the American AI “post-democratic” empire.

‘Dangerous Union-Busting’: Trump Rescinds Collective Bargaining for Air Safety Union

The Trump administration tries to rip up the TSA union contract in move that’s bad news for workers across the country.

Links 3/8/2025

How Trump’s $2B Court Battle Over Foreign Aid Could Reshape Executive Authority

Why the Trump effort to cut USAID funding without following Congressional requirements is a key front in the battle over Presidential power

How Scientists Can Adapt to a New Normal

In the wake of attacks on the research enterprise, scientists need to focus on protecting its fragile infrastructure.

Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising

This week’s science/medicine Coffee Break: Alzheimers, a Covid vesicle spray? mask decision rules, the science funding/pipeline train wreck.

As US Markets Look a Bit Wobbly, the Press Looks for the Next Crisis in the Rear View Mirror

The Wall Street Journal worried about the giddy mood at the annual structured industry conference. But is where to look for the next crisis?

Trump Presents the Gravest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History

Cuts to the Social Security Administration are cuts to Social Security. Raise hell with your Congresscritters about this looting

Links 3/7/2025

Are the Wheels Finally Beginning to Fall Off the Mileis’ Faux Libertarian Clown Bus?

“I send money to [Milei’s] sister and he signs everything I say and does what I want,” claims Hayden Mark Davis, the creator of the $LIBRA meme coin.

New Analysis from Economists for Ukraine: The Cost of US Aid to Ukraine Is Less Than Half the Official Figures

A granular analysis of US military and direct aid to Ukraine finds the official tallies are greatly overstated.