It is not a matter of if, but when, the next disease will sweep the world with deadly and costly consequences.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A Private Investigator on Living in a Surveillance Culture
An insider’s take on surveillance.
Why I Am Not Wildly Enthusiastic about Sanders’ Plan to Tax Amazon
Defects in Sanders’ “plan to have a plan” to tax Amazon, and how to cure them.
The Fate of English in the EU After Brexit: Expected and Unexpected Twists
After Brexit, English can no longer retain its status as one of the EU’s official or working languages. This column uses data on languages spoken in the EU to show that post-Brexit, German and French would become dominant.
Gaius Publius: Verizon Throttled Firefighters’ Data As Mendocino Wildfire Burned
Verizon shows that extortion is fundamental to its business model.
The Long Legacy of Frederick Douglass
A new book seeks to simultaneously situate Douglass among his contemporaries and the political challenges of today.
Love at First Sight—Old Man Adopts Dog
On the importance of a dog as a friend.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/24/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: China Trade,tariffs and manfacturing, Joe Biden, Michael Avenatti, Andrew Cuomo, durable goods, Tesla IT, ballots, fracking, urban planning and architecture
Fracking, the Water Cycle, and Sacrifice Zones
Groundwater contamination with endocrine distruptors from fracking, and its uneven distribution
Landmark Kentucky Pension Case Against KKR, Blackstone, and PAAMCO to Move to Trial?
An update on an important pension fund fiduciary duty case.
Market Power, Low Productivity, and Lagging Wages: The Real Drivers
To understand labor productivity—and growing inequality—you have to look at the “dual economy”
Wolf Richter: Here Comes the Second Wave of Big Money in the “Buy-to-Rent” Scheme
PE firms are paying prices at the peak of the market, amid ceaseless complaints that there isn’t enough inventory of homes for sale,
