Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse | naked capitalism
A weekly commentary on war, weapons, and waste in an increasingly dangerous world Welcome to the Armed Madhouse coffee break. As the U.S. Congress considers
Fifteen Songs about Airplanes and Flight
Readers, Friday was my final Water Cooler, and this is my last post at Naked Capitalism. Friday, I put up a couple of railroad songs,
Trump-Zelensky-Vance Blowup: Does Zelensky Regime End with a Bang, Not a Whimper?
Most of you by now have heard of the epic row in the Oval Office on Friday, with Trump and Vance becoming increasingly heated over
Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising
Good afternoon and welcome to my first rough draft of Coffee Break, which will be an ongoing part of our week here. This will be
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/27/2025 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether. Readers, the fundraiser for my very nearly gold retirement watch + all my Water Cooler work done in 2024 is ongoing. The
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/26/2025 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether. Readers, the fundraiser for my very nearly gold* retirement watch + all my Water Cooler work done in 2024 is ongoing. The
Announcing 2025 Water Cooler Fundraiser for Lambert’s Gold Retirement Watch (and Work Done in 2024)
Dear Reader, Welcome to Water Cooler’s yearly fundraiser: My goal is 🌡️ 400 donors, the same as last year. You can help out by becoming
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/24/2025 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether. Bird Song of the Day American Robin, Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge; Deadman Lake. Alaska, United States. Readers, I’m going to close out
We’ve Been Here Before: A Review of Thomas Frank’s “The Wrecking Crew”
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Thomas Frank’s The Wrecking Crew was published in 2008. It covers the ideology and praxis of post-Powell Memo conservatism, with