Saturday, January 24, 2026
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
A Pennsylvania Prison Gets a Scandinavian-Style Makeover – and Shows How the US Penal System Could Become More Humane
Better prision approaches can reduce stress and improve outcomes for inmates and staff. But that’s not the point, is it?
Big Agriculture Casts Itself as Climate Champion Ahead of COP27
Critics say the US-led Aim4C coalition will sideline nature-friendly farming in favour of polluting status quo agriculture.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/7/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
‘Great Resignation’? ‘Quiet Quitting’? If You’re Surprised by America’s Anti-Work Movement, Maybe You Need to Watch More Movies
Movies show that some Americans have not been on board with the cult of work.
IMF Just Flagged Another Multi-Trillion Dollar Threat to the Global Financial System: Open-End Funds
Open-end funds have grown significantly over the past two decades and now manage around $41 trillion in assets globally. And the risk they pose to the global economy is rising, says the IMF.
The U.S. Is Preparing Its Response to the “Short-Sighted” Strategy of OPEC+
The US is having a hissy over the OPEC+ production cut. Not a good look.
