Author Archives: Lambert Strether
‘Baked tnto the Frameworks’: Archeologist Reveals ‘3 Pervasive Myths’ That Blind Us to the Past
Long-term perspectives on cities, states, and empires are now much fuller and more regionally diverse than was known decades ago. Synthetic, comparative analyses have been undertaken. We now know what worked and what did not.
Read more...John Helmer: The Mosquito Swarm and the Violent Pinprick Are Zelensky PR To Beat NATO’s Christmas Deadline
Warmaking as public relations.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 7/19/2023
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Read more...Energy Destinies – Part 6 Energy Policy And Emissions – Hot and Hotter
Based on the current state of science, technology, policy development and implementation, the probability of meeting emissions targets is doubtful. This means that global temperature rises will, in all probability, exceed the recommended levels, most likely substantially and earlier than projected. The consequent changes in planetary geo-physics and meteorology will be substantial.
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KLG: Owning the Sun: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines – A Review-Essay
Unless we figure out a way to spend our wealth on what gives life instead of what takes life, the oncoming crisis that has been called the “Jackpot” here will most certainly be a crisis without a solution.
Read more...The Covid Pandemic Was Devastating. But Was it Trauma?
What seems clear is that we have crossed a threshold: The acute, collective crisis of the first years of the pandemic has ebbed. Now may be a moment to look back on what we’ve just been through, and try to make some sense of it.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 7/18/2023
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Read more...Notes on George Washington’s Farewell Address: The Evils of Political Parties
”How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of Negroes?” –Dr. Samuel Johnson
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 7/17/2023
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How Federal Law Can Protect All Workers on Sweltering Summer Days
In 2021, OSHA initiated efforts “to consider a heat-specific workplace rule.” In the meantime, states and local governments are free to make their own rules, let workers fend for themselves, or even put workers at greater risk.
Read more...What Is Happening to the Cats of Cyprus?
The history of Cypriot cats, the Feline Coronavirus that’s infecting them, with its transmission, treatment, geographic and zoonotic spread, and its unsettlingly intriguing mechanism of action (with cat video).
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