Saturday, July 18, 2026
French Oil Company Total ‘Knew About Global Warming Impact in 1971’, Study Finds
A new study has found Total knew about the links between climate change and fossil fuels 50 years ago.
The Horse Bit and Bridle Kicked Off Ancient Empires – A New Giant Dataset Tracks the Societal Factors That Drove Military Technology
A new major effort to catalogue the history of military innovations and how they spread.
On the Primacy of the Physician-Patient Relationship, From an Unlikely Source – The Attorney General of Nebraska
On the slippery slope of curtailing a doctor’s ability to treat his patient.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/22/2021
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Expectations Data Indicate the US Is Entering Recession About Now
Consumers are getting so rattled that they have set off recession warning lights.
UK Goes Full-On Big Brother, Employs Facial Recognition Technology to Expedite School Lunch Queues
The UK State’s love affair with tech-enabled surveillance knows no bounds.
Supply Chain Shortages and Inflation: How Bad Will the Disruption Become?
How the Biden Adminstration is if anything making the current supply chain mess worse.
Joe Biden Is in No Position to Lecture the World on Climate Change
The US president’s administration has lots of rousing climate change rhetoric but has taken little action.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/21/2021
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Jared Holst: RBG – Political Incorrectness v. the Merch Machine (From the Archives)
Thanks to Katie Couric, we’ve learned RBG had more to say about all that kneeling during the anthem stuff.
India Breaks the Diaper Monopolists. Why Won’t Americans Step Up?
An innovation popular in rural India offers a solution to the diaper duopoly stinking up the budgets of western households.
