Like it says in the headline….
Sunday, September 21, 2025
The Race For Arctic Oil Is Heating Up
Despite climate concerns and environmentalist backlash against exploration for oil and gas in pristine sensitive regions of the Arctic, companies continue to explore for hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Circle, in Russia and Norway in particular.
Another Sign of Social Decay: Seniors Alone, Unable to Care for Themselves
More grim facts about seniors show the costs of weakened social bonds and communities.
Subprime Auto Loans Explode, “Serious Delinquencies” Spike to Record. But There’s No Jobs Crisis, These Are the Good Times
Nearly a quarter of all subprime auto loans are 90+ days delinquent. Why?
Psychologist Explains Why Economists—and Liberals—Get Human Nature Wrong
Why moral psychology can help us see ourselves and each other more clearly than economists’ homo economicus.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/11/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: Bloomberg on “stop and frisk,” Buttigieg’s goons, Sanders, Trump, Warren, Iowa, Nevada, foreign “meddling,” #2019-nCoV (food delivery, containers), robot car datasets, skin cancer apps grift, Amazon, Oreos, locusts, honey and coughs, surprise billing, education, Jules Verne
Yet More Finance Profiteering: Green Bonds
Count on Wall Street to find a profit angle in actual or pending disaster. Green bonds are becoming a hot idea.
Developing Countries Showing America Up
America isn’t a very comfortable place.
Orwell Goes to Iowa
In fairness, Orwell was far more skilled than the Iowa Democratic Party and DNC are showing themselves to be. This is just lame.
How Corporations Are Forcing Their Way Into America’s Public Schools
Virginia shows how corporations such as Amazon, Cisco and Ford want to control schools right down to the curriculum.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/10/2020
Today’s Water Cooler: NH polls, Bloomberg (the burbs, influencers), Buttigieg (Russian oligarch, racism), Sanders (“Laundromat Caucus”), Warren, Weld, NH, coming debacles in NV and CA, IA debacle, Spotify, Apple, food delivery, China pharma, #2019-nCoV, extractivism, libraries, skylines
Most Long-Term Growth Forecasts by Economics Researchers Biased Upwards
Forecasts tend to be biased upwards and involve significant uncertainty, even for economics researchers specialising in macroeconomics or economic growth.
