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
Trump Back on Track to Failed Iran Negotiations and Likely War
We said before the indirect negotiations between Iran and the US in Oman last Saturday that an agreement was unlikely. Statements by Trump’s chief negotiator
More on DOGE’s Fraud and Destruction
While you’ve been distracted by Trump bringing the WWF to the world stage via tariff body slams leading to market knockouts, the end of due
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Space War
The launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 was an epochal event in the history of technology. Because this feat was accomplished by the USSR