- September 1, 2025
Gavin Newsom weaponizes cringe in dark woke attacks on Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom is using a new “dark woke” approach to counter President Trump on social media that seems to be getting positive poll
Coffee Break: CDC and Acceleration of the Doom Loop
Part the First and Only on this Friday Afternoon: One More Revolution of the Accelerating Doom Loop of Science. The following is an update to
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Misguided Marines
The Marine Corps’ new Pacific island strategy, articulated in its Force Design 2030 planning documents, envisions small units deployed across the Pacific island chain, armed
Links 8/23/2025 | naked capitalism
What a lovely Little Lady! Kent animal sanctuary announces birth of sweet snow leopard cub Daily Mail (Li) Size Matters: Study Reveals Snow Leopards Hunt
Andrew Cuomo counting on Trump’s support against Mamdani
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to be counting on support from President Donald Trump in the New York mayoral election. Cuomo is doing
James Galbraith: From the Fossil-Fuel Civilization Into …? Economics Gets a Biophysical Reality Check
Yves here. This is a terrific talk in which James Galbraith, recapping his work in Entropy Economics, explains how the foundations of economics are fundamentally
The Trump Route in the Southern Caucasus: Setting Events in Motion
The US has successfully weaseled its way into the South Caucasus with the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a catchy Nobel-begging rename
‘Disaster in the Making’: Trump to Open 401(k)s to Crypto, Private Equity Vultures
Yves here. Private equity has been trying for many years to get their products sold to retail investors. Trump has greatly lowered the bar with
Economists Wake Up to West’s Trade and Technology Dependence on China
Yves here. Even though my rewritten headline to a VoxEU piece (originally Risks in the new international trade landscape) may seem surprising, you’ll see that