Category Archives: Guest Post

Links 9/20/2024

Are Europe’s Too-Big-To-Fail Banks About to Get Even Bigger?

As two big bank mergers, both hostile, one cross-border, hang in the balance, Draghi and the editorial boards of the FT and Bloomberg call for a fresh round of European bank consolidation.

Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.

The financialization of U.S. firms making key products endangers American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.

The Commentariat: Living in the Material World

Threads woven together by the commentariat.

Links 9/19/2024

Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report

How carbon capture tax credits funnel billions to the oil and gas industry while delivering few if any climate benefits.

‘The Data on Extreme Human Ageing Is Rotten from the Inside Out’ – Ig Nobel Winner Saul Justin Newman

Some myths bite the dust, here related to the number who live to be over 100. Not surprisingly, the cause is crappy data.

Epic Floods Are Wreaking Havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe

Three massive flood events across three continents have claimed over 1,500 lives and cost over $15 billion in September.

KLG: The Commentariat – Why Naked Capitalism is Essential

KLG describes one of the virtues of Naked Capitalism: how the commentariat produces Essays-In-Part.

‘An Act of Terror’: Israel Behind Pager Explosions That Killed 11, Wounded Thousands

Some thoughts on the strategic thinking behind Israel’s pager bomb attacks on Hezbollah, as well as innocent pager users and bystanders.

The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development

A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.

Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry

KLG takes a hard look at the wellness industry and finds a lot not to like.