Links 4/27/2025 | naked capitalism
Giant prehistoric kangaroos preferred to ‘chill at home’ and didn’t like to go out much, scientists say The Guardian New analysis casts doubt on ‘biosignatures’
Links 4/26/2025 | naked capitalism
Duck moves in to Minnesota DNR EagleCam nest and lays eggs Star/Tribune The oldest ant ever discovered found fossilized in Brazil ScienceDaily (Kevin W) 🚨#BREAKING:
Extractive Taxation and the French Revolution
Yves here. US popular mythology puts taxation without representation as the driving force behind the American rebellion against England. This article contends that high and
Trump Wants World to Subsidise US Empire
Yves here. This effort to ‘splain Trump tariffs, that keeping up an empire is costly and other countries should pay for all the benefits they
What Science Says About Food Additives
Yves here. This post usefully goes a bit deeper into the regulatory system for food additives. It should come as no surprise that in the
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – War with Iran
The 9/11 attack on the U.S. triggered a series of disastrous wars in the Mideast in which the U.S. pursued the goals of overthrowing despots,
Coffee Break: Across the Pond Where Stupidity Replaces Sound Policy
Stupidity Rather Than Sound Policy Is Taking Over in the UK Whichever way you look at it, Britain is in a mess. The mood is
Before Banks: Historical Lessons for Rethinking Credit
Yves here. Many of you have read David Graeber’s Debt: The First 5000 Years. This article does not attempt to give such a broad look,
Come-Gimme! Why Do We Shrug When Apes Cross the Language Barrier?
Yves here. Perhaps one answer to why researchers are underwhelmed by the linguistic accomplishments of apes is that, as fellow primates, we set unduly high