Oof, Biden blows the chance to keep relations with Iran from moving further in the wrong direction by capitulating to his hardliners.
Friday, October 24, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/15/2021
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Biden Targets Non-Compete Agreements, Which Restrict the Job Opportunities of Millions of Low-Wage Workers
Biden goes after non-compete agreements….but will this effort make a difference?
Robinhood’s Revealing Ad Pitch: We’re All Investors, Alone
The latest Robinhood campaign is more raspberry than rah rah.
The Conflict Within OPEC Is Far From Over
Another byproduct of inflation generally and rising gas prices in particular is more eyes on OPEC.
Consumer Inflation Rises…Will It Draw the Fed’s Attention?
Inflation is hitting a few important sectors very hard. The Fed isn’t set up to contend with this problem, but will it try anyhow?
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/14/2021
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A Curious Union: Covid, Clorox, Cleveland Clinic, and the CDC Foundation
Cleveland Clinic’s and the CDC Foundation’s unsound Clorox sponsorship confirms that the US has the best medical system that money can buy.
When Counterculture Goes Mainstream: A Dispatch from the 2021 Bitcoin Conference
How Bitcoin hard-core loyalists see the future of their project.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Non) Reporting Tallies 8 Strikes in 2020 Versus Payday Report’s >1200
Tiny Payday Report does the Bureau of Labor Statistics to shame in tracking strikes in 2020. What gives?
Industry Calls the Climate Shots in the Biden Administration
And you believed Biden on climate change?
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/13/2021
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Mindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less Generous
Why mindfulness practices don’t move seamlessly across cultures.
