CBDCs may be all the rage among central bankers, but as long as they offer little in the way of public benefit while posing huge risks to privacy, anonymity and other basic freedoms, they will struggle to gain traction.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Rob Urie: Mr. Prigozhin Goes to Washington
Rob Urie uses some widely-ignored aspects of the Prigozhin mutiny as a point of entry to explore the US relationship to Russia.
Central Banks, Green Finance, and the Climate Crisis
The tough policy choices ahead for confronting the climate crisis.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/29/2023
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Energy Destinies – Part 3: Energy Storage – Inconvenient Complications
Satyajit Das continues his in-depth analysis on whether the green energy revolution can deliver on its promises, focusing today on batteries.
Is Ireland Getting Ready to Unite?
Is the big challenge to the UK Ireland unification rather than Scottish independence?
Oil Prices, Oil Profits, Speculation, and Inflation
n the not inconsiderable role of speculation in the crude oil market in the increase in the WTI crude oil price.
“Will the Doctor See You?” More on the Crapification of US Medical Care
Medical care is being systematicaly degraded in the US. And we have AI coming to cut more humans out.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/28/2023
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‘Really Big’: US Supreme Court Ruling Against Norfolk Southern Seen as Rebuke to Corporate Impunity
The Supreme Court nixed a Constitutional challenge to a Pennsylvania registration law that subjects compnaies to its jurisdiction.
Low Wages and Rising Cost of Living Are Driving More Into Homelessness as Government Tries to Hide Rather than Solve Problem
Despite billions spent on homelessness, the problem is only getting worse due to a failure to take on exceptional American rapaciousness.
America Has Just Destroyed a Great Empire
America is making a mess in trying to preserve its hegemony.
Turkey Continues To Challenge Sweden’s NATO Membership
Turkiye is still playing hardball with NATO and Sweden.
