The architecture of Bragg’s case, and the state of play of its various elements.
Thursday, May 9, 2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/8/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Consumers Regard the Cost of Money as Part of the Cost of Living
This column examines why consumer sentiment in the US remained depressed in 2023 despite low unemployment and falling inflation, and finds that increasing borrowing costs can explain much of this gap.
Is a Future-Proof Science Possible?
The latest in KLG’s arc of posts on the theory and practice of science in the so-called modern world.
Israel’s War on Gaza Could Spark Protests that Shape Entire Region
While media focus is on pro-Palestine protests in the US, anger in North Africa and Western Asia could boil over
In BBC Interview, Javier Milei Shows His True Colours on Falklands Issue While Praising His “Idol”, Margaret Thatcher, to the Skies
In a sharp departure from established practice, Milei admits that the Falkland Islands, or Malvinas, are, to all intents and purposes, British. And he is no rush to change that. For most Argentines, Margaret Thatcher is a controversial figure, to put it mildly. It was she who, as British Prime Minister, ordered the torpedoing of […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/7/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Stormy Daniels takes the stand, vaccine hesitancy, why have kids stopped reading? ~
European Economic Security in an Age of Interdependence
Europe leaders and experts are spooked by what Covid and Ukraine war, erm, energy actions have done to their supply sources. What to do?
Why the IEA is Wrong About Peak Oil Demand
Why peak oil, like Godot, keeps not arriving.
Trump Promises to Deport All Undocumented Immigrants, Resurrecting a 1950s Strategy − But It Didn’t Work Then and Is Less Likely to Do So Now
A clinical look at the viability of Trump’s illegal immigrant deportation plan.
UK Banks Will Go Bust Because of Climate Change
The UK has low-lying terrain that has nevertheless been developed and will go underwater with climate change and take a lot of banks with it.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/6/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Trump faces jail, Hope Hicks testifies (and cries), Texas dairies refuse to allow Federal epidemiological field studies ~
