The Trump administration has successfully seated a record number of lifetime federal judges, in part because his predecessor left so many positions pending.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/4/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Trudeau on tariffs, Biden 2020, mid-terms, “Chasing Hillary,” manufacturing, Tesla, Facebook, capital allocation, climate, Puerto Rico, US birth rate, class warfare
The Air Force’s Strange Love for the New B-21 Bomber
History repeats itself, as the military industrial complex strikes (out) again, with another misbegotten bomber project.
China Rx: How the US Depends on China for Its Drugs
Why does China need a military? It could bring the US to its knees in months by withholding shipments of drugs and drug ingredients.
Trade Wars: How Exposed Are EU States and Industries to the US?
Taking a more granular look at how a trade war with the US might hit the EU.
Private Equity Kills Toys R Us, Workers Get No Severance
Toys R Us stores will shutter this month: private equity firms killed the company, and its workers are left with no severance.
Don Quijones: Visa Goes Down in the UK, Chaos Ensues, Cash is Suddenly King
War on Cash suffers setback: Visa payments system crashes in the UK– one of the world’s most cashless economies– forcing people to ATMs to withdraw cash to settle transactions.
More Evidence of Increasing Deflationary Pressure on Wages
Bosses on wages: “No more raises for you!”
Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites
Police are casting their DNA-matching efforts wider via genealogy websites.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2018
Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread
Trump Regulators and California on Collision Course on Rolling Back Fuel Efficiency Standards
Trump regulators and California are on a collision course over efforts to roll back the previous administration’s fuel efficiency standards, due to come into effect in 2021.
