- June 9, 2025
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
Debating Trump “Ambush” of South African President With “White Genocide’ Lies
Yves here. Yet another “I’m embarrassed to be an American” moment. Trump has using his advantage of 14 years of practice as a reality TV
Nuclear Winter from a Pakistan-India War Could Kill 2 Billion
Yves here. This may be more sobering that our usual Monday fare, but sadly it seems important to do what we can in our small
Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Prove the Sickness at the Heart of the NHS
Yves here. While this Richard Murphy post makes a valid point about the failure to sustain weight loss after going off GLP-1 agonists, I have
They Looted Companies — Now They’re Looting the Government
Yves here. A terse but cogent description of how executive grifting has moved on to the deeper pockets of government. By Lynn Parramore, Senior Research