free trade agreements may increasingly become economic weapons in the new Cold War, disrupting earlier globalization.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
The Filibuster, the “Nuclear Option,” and a (New, Old) Thermonuclear Option
The filibuster: Senatorial arcana, the Senate as a deliberative body, and blowing it all up with a lawsuit based on a theory of “legislative entrenchement”
Wealth of Two Nations: The US Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020
Severe racial differences in initial conditions after Emancipation have contributed greatly to today’s stalled progress in closing the racial wealth gap.
An Ode in Praise of the Wood Stove
Home heating in general, and wood stoves in particular. They’re great!
Readers to the Rescue: Help With Betty-Jo’s Post-Cancer Liver Treatments So She Doesn’t Have to Live in Her Car
Betty-Jo, who was my deceased mother’s best aide, has been run over by our predatory, for-profit medical system. Please help!
Davos Was a Case Study in How Not to Talk About Climate Change
In emphasizing technological solutions, the elite are sidestepping their own responsibility for the climate crisis.
Interview: James Poskett on Reframing the History of Science
In “Horizons,” a historian of science highlights the crucial achievements of non-Western scientists and thinkers.
‘Indefensible’: Outrage as New Reporting Shines Light on Biden Deal With McConnell
Biden gets played again. A feature or a bug?
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/1/2022
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How to Get Rid of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It in the First Place
A primer on how to deal with an American affliction, medical debt.
Turkey Is Now Suffering From Hyper-Inflation, At Least According to Spanish Bank, BBVA
After Turkey’s official inflation rate surged above 70% in May, some global companies, including the British consumer goods giant Unilever, have begun applying hyperinflation accounting to their Turkish operations.
