An effort to rationalize Presidential and by extension other politicians’ minimizing interaction with the press.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
UK Citizens Should Take Rishi Sunak’s Pledge Not to Launch Digital ID With a Truckload of Salt
“There are no plans to introduce digital ID. Our position on physical ID cards remains unchanged.”
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai on Dollar Imperialism
A deep dive on the development of the dollar system.
The EV Revolution Brings Environmental Uncertainty at Every Turn
As demand for electric vehicles ramps up, environmental stumbling blocks have emerged.
New, Buzzy Cochrane Study Sets the “Fools Gold” Standard for Anti-Maskers
Putting on my yellow waders for the Cochrane study,
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/27/2023
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Can the Phillips Curve Explain Recent Wage Growth?
Contrary to what many have claimed, wage growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 was actually in line with what a standard Phillips curve model predicts.
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-Two: Losses Top $33 Billion But Uber Has Avoided The Equity Collapse Most “Tech” Startups Experienced
An update on Uber financial fakery and continued lack of bona fide profits.
How Howard Schultz Made Starbucks the Poster Child of Corporate Abuse
Does Stabucks CEO Howard Schultz deserve the title of labor enemy #1?
Lever News Silences Workers’ Voices and Gets the Story Wrong in East Palestine Derailment Coverage
A close reading and media critique of Lever News’ East Palestine coverage.
People Got Used to Higher Prices and Are Outspending Even Raging Inflation. They Don’t Want This Thing to Land
Year-over-year growth in consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, outpaced the pre-pandemic average. Month-over-month, seasonally adjusted, growth spiked.
