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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Central Bank Myths Drag Down World Economy
Central bank dogma over inflation is pushing the world economy into recession, with many dire consequences for poorer countries.
Protests Rage Across Europe, As Sanctions-Fuelled Inflation Surges and Economic Crisis Deepens
The long-anticipated “hot autumn” begins in earnest as the European economy teeters on the edge of a largely self-inflicted stagflationary depression.
600 Million Metric Tons of Plastic May Fill Oceans by 2036 If We Don’t Act Now
Plastic damage to oceans is getting worse. But do we have adequate remedies, even if we had the will to implement them?
Experts: U.S. LNG Growth Could Slow Next Year
Too many are putting their eggs in the LNG basket.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2022
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An Official Smoking Gun on #CovidIsAirborne Denial by Hospitals Because They Didn’t Want to Spend Money Changing Their Physical Plant
We’ve never had an official come right out and say “We’re not dealing with airborne transmission in hospitals because that would cost too much money.” Well, now one has.
EU Imposes Secondary Sanctions on Russian Steel in Eighth Sanctions Package. Is Türkiye the Target?
the EU using an obscure steel secondary sanction to whack Türkiye?
Bucking Convention to Track the Upside of Invasive Species
While the damage done by some invasives was clear, the notion that they were always an inherent threat to native ecosystems troubled some researchers.
Russian Army Turning Out the Lights: US Losing Electricity War in Ukraine
The dire and worsening state of Urkraine’s electricity supply has gone curiously unnoticed by Western commentators.
Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters: An Assault on the Adminstrative State?
If the NLRA does not pre-empt management tort claims against unions, the consequences are grave, not just for unions, but for the administrative state as a whole.
What You Don’t Have and Why
The never-ending impact of a forgotten blitzkrieg against the American Left
