~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Friday, July 24, 2026
Leftist Mélenchon as French PM Would Shake Europe – Renaud Lambert
Mélenchon has a shot at becoming French Prime Minister. But will his intent to buck EU economic policies scare cognitively captured voters?
Could Rising Geopolitical Tensions Between West and China Rip HSBC Apart?
Life is getting harder and harder for Europe’s largest lender as it tries desperately to continue bridging two worlds — the West and China — that increasingly appear to be on collision course
What You Need To Know about Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands story of great power competition in the South Pacific is part of a much older one of colonial conceit and neglect.
Disney Hasn’t Found Itself in This Much Trouble Since 1941
Disney is getting a long-overdue comeuppance.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/09/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Mothers, Lock Up Your Sons So They Don’t Practice “Yield Farming” in Crypto
“You’re just like, well, I’m in the Ponzi business and it’s pretty good.”
Treasury Implements Bottom of the Barrel New Russia Sanctions on Sunday May 8; How Broad a Nexus for Russia Retaliatory Sanctions Later This Week?
More sanctions sparring, with the latest US move looking petty and lame.
Experts Warn GOP War on Abortion Will Turn Red and Blue States Into ‘Mutually Hostile Legal Territories’
How a reversal of Roe v. Wade plus the plans of some states to criminalize abortions as broadly as possible could produce a legal train wreck.
The Matching Between Workers And Jobs Explains Productivity Differentials Across Firms
Firms that match their employees to their most suitable jobs are more productive, and their ability to do so depends on the quality and experience of their management.
#NoMowMay: A Step Toward Abolishing the Lawn?
Hopefully, lawns will collapse in The Jackpot, so there’s an upside!
#ProfessorsofTikTok: Influencer Culture Is Everywhere — Even in Academia
Accounts furnished by aspiring YouTubers and Instagram influencers resonated deeply with my experiences as a then-junior academic.
