Category Archives: Guest Post
US & NATO Allies Are Considering Taking Over State-Owned Argentine Arms Manufacturer to Bolster Munitions for Ukraine
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
Read more...Gift Card Scams Generate Billions for Fraudsters and Industry as Regulators Fail to Protect Consumers − How One Fell into the ‘Fear Bubble’
Remarkable detail of how a gift card scammer successfully worked a mark, even with a bank and police trying to intervene.
Read more...Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay
A patient stares down a fabricated surgery charge. But what does it say about the prevalence of billing fraud that this matter went to court?
Read more...The DNC Fiddles While the World Burns
The party convention demonstrates how dangerously disconnected the DNC is about our disastrous strategies in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Read more...Who Invented Syntax?
So how did language, and specifically syntax, develop?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 8/21/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; Democrat National Convention vignettes ; Sabato moves North Carolina to toss-up from Republican; new Boeing 777X and 787debacles; Covid, anosmia, and loss of executive function ~
Read more...“No One Has a Right to Limited Liability”
Limited liability has come to cover for not just incompetent but also criminal conduct. But what to do?
Read more...Kamala’s National Security Adviser Points to Continuation of Biden’s Russia Policy
The favorite to succeed Jake Sullivan is a diehard Russophobe who is critical of Germany for not launching Taurus missiles at Russia.
Read more...Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food for Humans?
Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?
Read more...State Greenlights NYC Evicting More Migrant Families From Shelters
Migrants in facilities overseen by the city Department of Homeless Services will start receiving notices they must leave after 60 days
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 8/20/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Democrat National Convention vignettes; Highest Covid wave in two years; Stupid money and blood money ~
Read more...What Should You Do to Prepare for the Climate Change Storm?
Do you stand your ground or seek out a climate haven? Some resources to help you decide.
Read more...In His Last 40 Days in Office, Mexico’s President Lopéz Obrador Pushes Ahead With Plans to Ban Open Pit Mining
For over three decades, Mexico has been a veritable paradise for global mining conglomerates, serving up some of the laxest regulations in Latin America. That is now changing.
Read more...Robots and Wage Polarisation
Quelle surprise! Introducing robots into workplaces slows wage growth, particularly among factory labor.
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