The Demand and Supply of Hate
A new study looks at amplification of hateful content on social media platforms and points to remedies. But is BlueSky really any better?
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China’s Push for 7% Growth Faces Big Challenges
China plans to return to a higher level of growth. Are its targets attainable?
Read more...Why Population Aging Demands Looking Beyond Chronological Age
Experts are trying to get a handle on biological aging of the population, as opposed to calendar ages. But are the methods all that good?
Read more...Syrian Refugees: Where and What of Over 11 Million Who Have Fled?
Looking at the large population of Syrian refugees and what that portends.
Read more...Wall Street Journal Tries “Recovery Finally Underway” Office Space Patter as Securitized Office Mortgage Delinquencies Hit a New Post-Crisis High of 10.4%
The Journal gets egg on its face for trying to call a bottom in the office space market even as delinquencies were accelerating
Read more...Inflation Re-Accelerates Despite Plunging Gasoline Prices as “Core Services” PCE Price Index Hits 7-Month High
Core services inflation is the biggie and going the wrong way. The Fed is already talking down the pace of rate cuts.
Read more...Fueling the Flames: How the West’s Military Emissions Undermine Climate Action
World leaders criticized COP29 host Azerbaijan for its oil-dependent economy while ignoring the massive climate bootprint of their militaries.
Read more...How the Wall Street Journal Blew the Story of the Democrats and Inflation
The firehose of affluent consumption continues to drive inflation, not the stimulus package
Read more...Eight Reasons Why Marco Rubio Would Be a Disastrous Secretary of State
With Trump nominations like Matt Gaetz, RFK, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard attracting lots of ire, Mario Rubio is being treated as sound. That’s a mistake.
Read more...Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’
On the considerable upset about RFK, Jr.’s nomination to head HHS.
Read more...Will Trump End or Escalate Biden’s Wars?
An awfully hopeful take on what Trump might do about America’s “forever wars”.
Read more...“An Honest Discussion of Covid Vaccine Side Effects Is Overdue”
Even with more willingness to discuss Covid side effects, most medical professionals still seem reluctant to admit to the probably frequency
Read more...Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Explode, Yield Curve Un-Inverts Further as Bond Market Gets Spooked
Stock jockeys love Trump and bond vigilantes do not. What do their diverging views say about the prospects for the US economy?
Read more...Can We Avoid a Franken-Future with AI?
In his new book, Mindless, historian Robert Skidelsky urges readers to reflect on the delicate balance between AI and our human essence.
Read more...What If There’s No Landing at All, But Flight at Higher Speed and Altitude than Normal, with Higher and Rising Inflation?
Recent economic data suggest inflation may gain steam again. What would the Fed do?
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