- August 14, 2025
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
Coffee Break: COVID-19 and Cancer, NIH Weaponized Against the People, Consciousness, AI and the Internet, and Famine
Part the First: How Do You Awaken Sleeping Cancer Cells. Short answer: Inflammation. Speaking from experience, anyone who have ever been treated successfully for cancer
The Post-Pandemic Disinflation: Low Sacrifice, High Prices
Yves here. It may surprise most readers to learn that central bankers consider themselves to have done a tremendously good job in combating the Covid-induced
Adams Asks Feds to Probe Conditions at Designed-to-Evade Supervision ICE Lockup in Manhattan
Yves here. Even though a New York City story might seem a bit parochial, ICE, which has announced plans to “flood” the Big Apple, is
Can This Industry Be Saved? The Case of Natural Diamonds
A recent Wall Street Journal story describes how storied diamond monopolist De Beers is in the process of trying to offload its former core diamond
Uneven Vulnerabilities: A Global Index of Climate Risk for Countries
Yves here. The post below summarizes an important post published by the European Investment Bank, which estimated climate risk for 170 countries. Needless to say,