Coronavirus infects Mr. Market.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
‘Internet of Things’ Could Be an Unseen Threat to Elections
How more IoT = more messed up elections
Right to Repair: Will the European Commission Have the Guts to Stand Up to Apple et al? Details on Wednesday…
European Commission to decide Wednesday whether to adopt a right to repair for smartphones as part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, to match what already exists for household appliances.
Let’s Get Real. Economists Have a Women Problem
Lynn Parramore discusses another blindspot for most economists : their treatment of women. Happy International Women’s Day!
The Catherine Principle for Negotiating With the Turks – Let Arms Do the Talking
Why Catherine the Great’s lessons for dealing with Turks are still operative.
Revillaging: Looking to Our Roots as We Redesign Towns and Cities
Revillaging as a way to improve communities by improving daily life.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/6/2020
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I had a brief power failure at 1:55PM, after which the modems were confused and unhappy; I’ll do a bit of clean-up now, including the plant! –lambert UPDATE All done! Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist […]
China Could Start A New Solar Price War
Why cheaper solar panels out of China might not be an unalloyed blessing.
Airlines: Bleeding from Coronavirus, and Worse to Come
Coronavirus carnage continues, particularly at bankruptcy-prone airlines.
Is the U.S. Fracking Boom Based on Fraud?
Is the seamy side of fracking the only side?
Coronavirus: Kids About as Likely as Adults to Become Infected; What Happens When School Closures Become Widespread?
Coronavirus is already causing large-scale school closures abroad; what happens when that becomes the new normal in the US?
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/5/2020
Today’s Water Cooler:
