Coffee Break: Political Grownups, Bending Time, CDC at Sea, Snakebites, and AI Again
Part the First: Where Have All the Grownups Gone? Corey Robin is always worth reading (the first edition of The Reactionary Mind is much better
A Few Thoughts About the Russian End Game in Ukraine and the Risk of Losing the Peace
There seems to be an emerging consensus among the YouTube commentators who are particularly inflential in shaping US/advanced economy perceptions among anti-globalists and other US
Trump Team Takes Aim at State Laws Shielding Consumers’ Credit Scores From Medical Debt
Yves here. This punitive Trump stance on medical debt should seal any doubt that this Administration is, as a matter of policy, out to increase
How Tariffs Hurt the Ones You Love
Yves here. Props to the VoxEU authors for a clever headline as well as an informative post. First, they’ve done data digging that shows that
The World Confronts the Genocide Washington Is Trying to Bury
Conor here: We’re offered daily reminders that the US-Israel has no intention of abandoning its genocide in Gaza. While the pace may have slowed for
How the Chinese Principles of the Tao Explain the Economy
There is a widely held belief among those working in media that audiences prefer “softer” content on weekends, despite statistics not really supporting it. It’s
Food Inflation: The Price Spikes of Beef, Coffee, Eggs, and Dairy
Yves here. Wolf Richter has two informative pieces on the latest inflation data. His companion post, Massive Outlier in Owner’s Equivalent of Rent Pushed Down
Reward and Retribution Is the New U.S. Policy for Latin America
During the press conference after the meeting with Zelensky, a reporter asked Trump how he would proceed with Venezuela, since Maduro had “offered everything.” Trump’s
The American Augean Stables — How Corruption Has Amended the Constitution
Conor here: Thomas Neuburger in the following piece focuses on the scourge of lobbyists in DC. Zoom out a little, and I think what he’s