Author Archives: Yves Smith

Highly Experienced Physicians Leaving Medicine Due to Electronic Medical Records

More on the destructive impact of electronic medical records.

Links 1/31/18

Gaius Publius: 2017 Breaks Climate Records Despite No “El Niño Boost”

Yet more sobering news on the climate change front.

NC in Minn Meetup: Readers Report on the Fun and Conversations

A reader-ogranized meetup in Minneapolis was a big success. Thanks to reader Katy!

Dutch Police Plan to Take Clothes and Watches from People They Deem to be Dressed Too Well

The Dutch police, claiming to be targeting gangs, has a nasty new asset seizure strategy that sound like it is based on racial profiling.

Links 1/30/18

UK Political Pressures Rise….Because EU Does Exactly What It Has Been Saying It Would Do on Brexit

When you think the UK has made as much of a mess of Brexit as it possibly can, it manages to do even more.

Ilargi: Shithouses

How Trump’s widely deplored shithouses comment was an unintended, uncomfortable truth about US policy.

Why Is The Shale Industry Still Not Profitable?

A careful parsing of shale industry performance data indicates that the industry’s claims of productivity gains are overstated.

Join Lambert and the NC Commentariat for a SOTU Live Blog/Open Thread Tomorrow Starting @ 8:45 PM

If you feel compelled to watch the SOTU, keep your sanity and partake of some lively commentary by visiting our live blog tomorrow night!

“Is There Anything That Working Less Does Not Solve?”

Your humble blogger thinks that work gets a bum rap, when the real problem is with jobs.

Rewriting the History of the Vietnam War, to the Detriment of Everyone Save the Military-Industrial Complex

Identifying the main players behind Vietnam War revisionist history and how they have succeed in forging disastrous policies.

Links 1/28/18

Trump Administration Rolls Back Protections for Migratory Birds, Drawing Bipartisan Condemnation

Team Trump cuts environmental protections yet again, this time at the expense of migratory birds.