Lessons learned, and not, from a pandemic that isn’t over.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
The Grid Needs A $20 Trillion Upgrade To Support Energy Transition
Inadequate grid capacity all over the globe raises doubts about the viability of green energy plans, at least at scale.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2023
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Amid Global Debate, UN Plastics Treaty at Risk of Falling Short
The war on plastics has put recycling in its crosshairs.
The Loss of Executive Function in the West
On the decay of executive function, or why just about no one seems able to manage his way out of a paper bag.
The Assisted Dying Debate Is Really About How We Treat the Living
A recent push to legalize assisted dying in France obscures more fundamental problems that plague end-of-life care.
Our Disappearing Shoreline
A brief look at the process of shoreline erosion.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/31/2023
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Mood-Altering Mushroom Sales Bloom Despite Safety Concerns
upposedly psychoactive mushroooms are now widely availalble in the US, with no supervision of potency or purity.
The West Continues to Devour Its Own
The knives are increasingly coming out for Hungary, which is the only country in the EU willing to speak up about the ongoing insanity of the bloc’s positions regarding Russia and China.
The Wars We Are Discouraged From Seeing
How the media anesthetizes the American pulblic to our role in wars and their costs.
No Bargain: Big Money and the Debt Ceiling Deal
What is the real reason Democratic party leaders go along with the debt ceiling ritual?
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/30/2023
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