Many in the West now deny imperialism. But even the Economist now sees Trump’s revival of this US legacy.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Is Washington Setting Its Sights on Mexico’s Former President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador?
“There is a legal and judicial offensive under way in Washington to accuse the former president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, of having made pacts with drug traffickers.”
KLG: “If the Overhead Cuts to NIH and NSF Grants Go Through Without Changes, Academic Biomedical and Other Research in the US Will Crumble into Dust”
Why the Musk attack on NIH and NSF funding formulas will eviscerate US medical research.
The Execution of the CFPB: Capitalism Survives Another Attempt to Save It
A discussion of Elizabeth Warren’s naivete about the predatory nature of capitalism.
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/10/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; A typical day in the Trump White House, per the NY Post; Elon on political economy (with handy diagram); Stoller on Trump gutting the CFPB; The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Rise of Italian Fascism ~
Climate Minsky Moments: Why They May Matter Less Than Expected
“Climate Minsky moments” do not warrant delaying ambitious climate policy.
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US History of Duplicity Means Impossibility of Negotiated Settlements, Including Ukraine; Could a Government in Exile Be Coming?
Why there will be no deal between the US and Russia on Ukraine: the US really is incapable of entering into an agreement it will respect.
Paradise Is a Police State: Examining the Techno-Optimism of Billionaire Silicon Valley Investor (And Unofficial Trump Administration Adviser) Marc Andreessen
The unlimited AI and energy now being unleashed is supposed to usher in a new utopia centered around low wages and prices. So why are Andreessen and friends so intent on a police state as part of the grand experiment we’re all being enlisted in?
‘So Much for Lowering Costs’: Fury Over Musk’s Death Wish for CFPB That Returned Over $20 Billion to Consumers
Revealingly, Musk makes closing an agency that keeps billionaires like him from cheating ordinary citizens a top priority.
Southern District of NY Pauses DOGE Data Hoovering in State AG’s Case: The Issues, and an Excursion into Federalist 51
DOGE is a dog’s breakfast, considered as a separation of powers issue.
On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They’re Losing the Battle
infectious disease experts agree that the risks to human health of continuing current protocols are unsustainable, because of the strain of bird flu driving this outbreak.
