The US plans for Venezuela don’t have the degree of foreign support that the press would have you believe.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
The Silicon Curtain: The Gloves Come Off With China
An Australian perspective on the West’s growing conflict with China.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/29/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Harris, Sanders, Warren, Trump, Virginia schools and Amazon, corruption in Chicago, Google donations, AI and “reinforcement learning,” computer architecture, platforms and biopower, Jacob Hacker, Silicon Valley, Gustave Doré
The Natural Rate of Interest Is Anything But
Central bankers pursue a “neutral” rate that doesn’t exist.
Brexit Is Good News for Those in the Business of War
Arms merchants are lining up deals in anticipation of Brexit.
Chinese Growth: A Balancing Act
What is driving the slow-down in Chinese growth and what are the implications for Chinese policymakers and the global economy?
Minnesota Winters Ain’t What They Used To Be
Wimpy winters are the new normal.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/28/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Howard Schultz, AOC, DSA brakelight clinics, taxes and capital investment, manufacturing, lithium, Walmart, Caterpillar, Uber, Amazon, China’s Theranos of robot cars, sky wonders, ancient jellyfish, water, labor and ending the shutdown, billionaires, neanderthals
Global Gains on Right to Repair
The right to repair movement is growing — not just in the US, but in the EU, Australia, and New Zealand as well.
Private Equity Expert Dr. Ashby Monk Repudiates CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost’s Private Equity Scheme During and Immediately After Presentation at CalPERS
CalPERS can’t even get friendly private equity experts to back Marcie Frost’s hare-brained scheme.
How This Oil Refiners Group Rallied GOP Governors’ Support for Trump’s Rollback of Auto Standards
The story of how oil refiners group marshalled the support of Republican governors behind the Trump administration’s rollback of CAFE auto emissions standards.
Vital Economic Data Was Likely Lost During the Shutdown – Here’s Why It Matters to All Americans
Another shutdown cost….
Confirming Fort Lauderdale Meetup for Thursday, February 7
Confirming our first Fort Lauderdale meetup! I hope those of you in Florida can come by.
