Links 5/17/2025 | naked capitalism
Imagine stepping into the silent darkness of a cave, only to be confronted by the powerful forms of bison, rendered in clay by hands that
Coffee Break: Notes on Pandemic Responses, a Human Pathogen that Eats the Plastic of Medical Devices, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services Speaks Out
Part the First: Retrospective Notes on a Pandemic. BMJ, formerly known as the British Medical Journal, has recently published two interesting pieces on COVID-19. The
Big Law Deals With Trump Are Backfiring on Top Firms
Yves here. It’s delicious that major white shoe law firms are experiencing tangible bad outcomes for capitulating to Trump demands, such as doing pro bono
Despite China’s Warning, US Has Opened New Front in Trade War with Investment Restrictions in UK Pact
Pretty much everyone not hopelessly enamored with Trump has seen his tariff war, qua tariffs, as having produced an embarrassing retreat. The Wall Street Journal
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Air Combat Is Changing
The recent fighting between India and Pakistan has provided evidence of the diminishing role of the jet fighter pilot in modern warfare. A large air
They Looted Companies — Now They’re Looting the Government
Yves here. A terse but cogent description of how executive grifting has moved on to the deeper pockets of government. By Lynn Parramore, Senior Research
Links 5/10/2025 | naked capitalism
Dear patient readers, We have a lot of links today due to including Victory Day coverage. Enjoy! * * * Former Supreme Court Justice David
Coffee Break: More on the Disruption of American Science and Good News on Intranasal Viruses to Combat Respiratory Viruses
Part the First. A Few Words in Response to the Excellent Commentariat of Naked Capitalism. No one knows better than I that funding of science
Palantir Revisited: Who’s Us in Us vs. Them?
Yves here. Tom Neuburger looks at how Americans are being indoctrinated to accept even more state spying…because, of course, baddies. It is striking that the