How the First Amendment Protects Americans’ Speech − and How It Does Not
Yves here. I wish this post had more crisply debunked the idea that there is such a thing as “hate speech” in US law. There
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Laser Weapons
High‑energy laser weapons (HELs) are moving rapidly from experiments and prototypes toward operational military deployment. In 2025, several countries have demonstrated or unveiled HEL systems
Impunity, Incompetence, and Maybe Some Insight Into Trump
This past week the Trump administration has put on a bravura display of impunity and seeming incompetence, but perhaps we can glean some insight into
Links 9/21/2025 | naked capitalism
To build on a comment I made recently… There are some terms he used which have a precise meaning in the industry, notably (tech/AI brethren
Links 9/20/2025 | naked capitalism
Here are the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners Improbable (Micael T) Scientists Discover Why Alcohol Blocks Liver Regeneration, Even After You Quit SciTech Daily (Chuck
Coffee Break: The Next Surgeon General, Gene Therapy, Ozone Hole Closes, Daylight Saving Time, and American Socialism
Part the First: The Next Surgeon General Prepares for her Closeup. In a surprise to absolutely no one, Casey Means MD discloses financial ties to
Trump Administration, Jimmy Kimmel, and Media Brownshirting
Trump is skilled at finding and exploiting weaknesses in his opponents, even if his victories often turn out to by Pyrrhic. His Administration’s short and
Prison Labor: The Last Stronghold of Slavery in the US
Yves here. This post not only provides some facts about the history and present state of prison labor in America, but also the costs that
Thomas Neuburger: We’ve Just Crowned a King. What Next?
By Thomas Neuburger. Originally published at God’s Spies “When the president does it, that means it’s not illegal.”—Richard Nixon I recently wrote a piece, unpublished
Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers an Influencer Apocalypse
We are in the midst of America’s biggest moral panic since 2001. I call it the influencer apocalypse because it was triggered by the assassination