Russia, as in Putin, is under pressure to amp up the Ukraine war. Will he be able to hold out?
Friday, January 23, 2026
Liberalism Is Not the Opposite of Conservatism
How debates over liberalism and conservatism obscure the core issue: Why does capital control labor, and not labor capital?
Gasoline Demand Destruction Accelerates Despite Plunge in Prices: Consumption Drops to August 1997 Level
Gasoline purchases show a softening economy, but the Fed is likely to ignore that memo.
Yippie! Met Our Fifth Goal, and on to the Sixth: Expanding Our Reach
On to a new goal: expanding our reach to counter the effects of an environment hostile to independent voices.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2022
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Bernie Sanders to Warren Buffett: Give Rail Workers Better Conditions to Avoid Strike
Buffett’s huge railroad gains versus the terrible pay and benefits for rail workers curiously go unmenitoned by Team Dem as a strike looms
The Scientific Response to COVID-19: What Does the Biomedical Literature Say?
A look at what passes for research on Covid, and how we got there.
Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin Talk Past Each Other as Ukraine Pushes for Formalizing Ukraine’s NATO Lite Status
NATO is saber-rattling at Putin and the Russian leadership. Will Russia escalate or wait to see NATO’s cards?
The Lost World: New York City and Naked Capitalism, Then and Now
How Naked Capitalism helped revive my intellectual interest and navigate Covid.
What Should You Do During a Flood? Stay Out of the Water
Some practical flood advice.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2022
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Russian Aviation Industry Corrects Yeltsin Yaw – Boeing, Airbus Ditched
Russia is moving ahead with aviation import substituion. In theory, this should be within Russis’s grasp. But what about timelines and costs?
Political Violence Is on the Rise Again in South America
Political violence is back with a vengeance in South America, as death threats abound, coups d’états are threatened and assassination attempts are carried out.
