Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Fast and Furious Omicron New Variants Defy Explanation, and Don’t Bode Well for Future Either
More cheery Omicron takes.
German Neutrality Was More Important than NATO Expansion – A New History Book Explains Why Gorbachev Gave It Away for Nothing
How Gorbachev gave a costly and disastrous concession to the West for free.
Estimating the Short-Term Impact of War on Economic Activity in Ukraine
A rosy-seeming view of how Ukraine’s economy is faring.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Portland: Sobering Lessons in Untying the Knot of a Homeless Crisis
On the burgeoning homeless problem in Portland, and the city’s well-meaning but insufficient measures.
A Political Earthquake Just Took Place in Latin America
Colombia’s presidential elections this past weekend were historical on a number of levels, not least because they portend a shift in relations with its long-term hegemon, the US.
Charlottesville, COVID, Trump and the War on Free Speech
How the war against free speech is backfiring….but the perps keep pushing even harder.
The Mining Industry Is Replicating the Oil Sector Crisis
The push for green new energy faces a big hurdle via sharply rising prices of key inputs, due to years of underinvestment in mining.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Hillary Clinton’s Lunch with the Financial Times
Pulling on my yellow waders for Hillary Clinton…
Turnaround for the Left, Big Gains for the Far Right in French Legislative Elections
Yves here. Please welcome Jonah Birch, who came to us through a good friend of the site, Tom Ferguson. Jonah is a sociologist who most recently was an assistant professor at Marquette University and has just returned to New York City. His areas of interest include political sociology, social movements, European politics, work and labor […]
Buy and Bust: When Private Equity Comes for Rural Hospitals
Private equity’s emphasis on profit is “not necessarily great for the patient.”
