Mike Isaac’s Super Pumped!, a new book on Uber, draws fundamentally false conclusions about the company.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
London Meetup (with Jerri-Lynn)
London meetup, 3rd October, with Clive, Richard Smith, and Jerri-Lynn.
Keynes Was Really a Conservative
“The class war,” said Keynes, “will find me on the side of the educated bourgeoisie.”
Coal, and the Harlan County Coal Miners Who Blocked a Train Over Bankrupt Blackjewel’s Wage Theft
Perspectives on the Harlan County train block protest as direct action, issues with the protest camp, Kentucky politics, and a “just transition” from coal.
How Money Can Turn Electoral Results Upside Down
The column uses data from French elections since 1993 to show that an increase in spending per voter has consistently increased a candidate’s vote share.
Dude! Where’s My Democracy?
People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally undemocratic.
Majority in US Back Free College Tuition and Student Debt Cancellation, New Poll Finds
Sanders’ and Warren’s supposedly wild eyed ideas of cancelling student debt and making college tuition free get a thumbs up in a new poll.
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/13/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: The Democrat debates, with drinking games and Biden on record-players, impeachment, think tanks, Robeson County, jobless claims, consumer sentiment, retail sales, consumer price index, Boeing, Lenovo Yoga laptops, feelings
48 States to Investigate Google: Anti-Trust or Politicking?
The messy politics of the 48 state Google anti-trust investigation.
The US Massively Underestimates the Trade War Blowback
US trade and economic sanctions not only have not delivered on their stated aims, but they’ve also had unwelcome side effects.
Modi’s Kashmir Power Grab Was Decades in the Making
Repeated constitutional attacks paved the way for the government to finally strip Kashmir of its rights.
Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #5 in Houston
All the candidates on one stage! Come on down!
