Friday, July 3, 2026
The UK’s Latest “Debanking” Scandal Should Give Everyone Pause
First they came for Muslim activists. Then they came for Nigel Farage. Now, they’re coming for independent media outlets.
Iran War: Philip Pilkington, Nate Wade Debunk Oil Cliff Hopium; Pilkington Explains Prices Derived from Crack Spreads are $100 to $115 a Barrel; US Declares Fertilizer Emergency
Today’s abbreviated Iran war news: some information hygiene on the oil cliff and fertilizer fronts.
Living in a Ghost Town: The Geography of Depopulation and Aging
A look at various government’s efforts, particularly in Japan, to manage shrinking and aging communities.
Do Muslims Want Sharia Law in the West?
Asking about Sharia Law in the West creates an erroneous binary for Muslims, ignoring a deeper view of law, land, and the modern nation-state.
Iran War: Vance Confirms Plan to Use “Deal” as Minsk-Type Pause to Restock Fuel (and Arms); US Ostentatiously Failing to Implement MOU, Seeking to Isolate Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Control
Today’s Iran war news: The US thumbs its nose at MOU obligations and seems content with current Strait of Hormuz transit levels.
Supreme Court Denies Pork Industry Appeal of Animal Welfare Law
How the Supremes gave a win for farm animals over Big Ag.
When Trust in Official Statistics Declines
The Trump firing of the BLS chief imposed costs by lowering faith in official statistics and increasing uncertainty.
Coffee Break: Tawdry Trump Gang Corruption Wave Cresting?
Trump 2.0 is setting records for graft while establishing a tawdry, tacky aesthetic that is not going over with the American public.
Most EU Citizens Support Economic Growth Even Though Climate Experts Question Its Role
Most Europeans do not see a tradeoff between economic growth and preserving the environment. Propaganda and happy Green New Deal patter worked.
Iran War: Iran Disses Witkoff and Kushner in Doha but Does Not Get $6 Billion in Frozen Assets; Strait of Hormuz Traffic Sub-Par but Continues on Oman Side as Talks Over Future Management Continue
Today’s Iran war update: Iran can’t even get its Biden-era promise to return $6 billion in frozen asset honored. So what happens now?
Progress in Understanding Early-Onset Cancers?
Cancer has been recognized as an environmental disease since the first description of chimney sweep’s cancer by Percivall Pott in 1775. The primary social determinant of this disease is described well in this article Lancet Oncology (Abstract then unfortunately a paywall), even if the “social determinants of health” are anathema during our MAHA Moment. More […]
Big Money, the Maine Senate Race and US Party Competition: A Tale in Two Pictures
A “follow the money” analysis of the Maine Senate race, as in the Platner challenge, shows that it is indeed an exercise in class warfare.
