Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Last Dreadnoughts
Our warfare focused Coffee Break: The rise and likely fall of the aircraft carrier as the dominant capital ship in naval warfare.
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New York’s Economy Teeters on a Precipice
New York as an example of the effects of economic undertow created by the Trump Administration.
Read more...Caribbean Countries Blast US Plans to Sanction Cuban Medical Missions Around the World
While Cuba exports doctors to the world, the US exports sanctions.
Read more...Income, Wealth, and Environmental Inequality in the US
A study based on US air pollution data finds blacks at all income levels suffer worse exposures.
Read more...Coffee Break: Across the Pond – Europe on the Brink
Europe prepares for war as the democratic deficit grows wider
Read more...The Far-Right and the Crypto Scam
How Trump and his allies use crypto to rig the rules of the game in their favor and fleece rubes.
Read more...Why the EU Is Failing
The Democratic Deficit is one reason why the EU is perceived to be failing; but there are others such as too much power being concentrated in one unelected institution and a lack of transparency
Read more...Heritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU
The group behind the radical Project 2025 agenda is increasingly turning its attention to Europe.
Read more...MAHA Three Card Monte? Decision to Axe Advisory Groups Could Spell Trouble for US Food Safety
Concerns that RFK Jr.’s MAHA may set back food safety, particularly with regard to pathogens.
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Why Is the Trump Administration So Obsessed with Shipping Lanes?
The case that it’s about preparing for conflict with China.
Read more...When Algorithms Take the Field – Inside MLB’s Robo-Umping Experiment
Whether robot umpires would be better for the game is debatable, but they’d be bad news for labor.
Read more...Book Review: How Our Digital Infatuation Undermines Discourse
A new take on the costs and dangers of digital device overuse and dependence.
Read more...Tightening the Screws: Columbia as Early Focus of Conservative Revenge on Universities
Trump and Vance have ratcheted up their war against universities in a big way.
Read more...Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising
Today’s Coffee Break: Research universities and science advances at risk, along with healthcare. And is AI for the artificially intelligent?
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