- June 24, 2025
On the Accelerating Decline in US Medical Training, and With It, Doctor Competence
KLG, who as you may recall is a professor of medicine, sent this note from a long-standing colleague: From my postdoctoral mentor, who was the
NATO’s Procurement Corruption Scandal Might Delay Its Rapid Militarization Plans
Yves here. Yet another example of European values in action! A corruption scandal in Aisle 5! While this procurement abuse is not all that big
Plans for More Intense Censorship if US Joins Israel Attack on Iran?
Normally I do not base posts on single tweets, but this account by HealthRanger (hat tip Chuck L) on coming intensified censorship of what is
Links 6/14/2024 | naked capitalism
The 10,000-mile march through fire that made dinosaurs possible ScienceDaily (Kevin W) Episode 25 of Kilauea’s ongoing eruption 😍 With sound! 📹 USGSpic.twitter.com/cIxgio5YDl — Volcaholic
Is All Economic Growth Good?
Yves here. Even though the answer to the headline question seems obvious it’s the sort of thing that can’t be discussed too often. Hence, for
Satyajit Das: Lessons from Japan’s Massive Debt Hangover
Yves here. Since the US and many Western economies have gone on a borrowing spree, it would seem prudent to look for ideas on how
Germany Steps Up to Replace ‘Unreliable’ US as Guarantor of European Security
Yves here. Wowsers. This post exemplifies the fevered anti-Russian hawkery that has taken hold in far too many power centers in Europe. I don’t want
Coffee Break: Advances in Limb Regeneration & Malaria, Plus Science & Politics and a World through the Lens of Tuberculosis
Part the First. Old Experimental Models in Biology Lead to New Knowledge. Developmental Biology began as Embryology. A few of us still kicking remember the
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Trump’s Golden Boondoggle
The zombie idea of nuclear missile defense returns with the announcement of President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield, a program so stupid and costly that