Grieving the Family Cat in a Painfully Violent World
Despite large-scale tragedies and wrong, why grieving the death of small friends is not self-indulgent.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics; Allan McDonald and the Challenger debacle; Trump erases Biden money advantage after Bragg verdict; unexpected Bourdieu stan ~
Read more...Experts: US Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like One That Hurt Patient Care at Ascension
Hospitals in the US and UK have been hit hard by cyber attacks, leaving practitioners struggling to offer care.
Read more...Latest Biometric Surveillance Scandal in UK Reveals Another Dark Side of AI-Powered Big Brother
This is where the truly dystopian applications of AI-powered surveillance technologies meet economics 101.
Read more...Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes on Energy Facilities
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy assets as Russia continues its campaign against the Ukraine grid. Who is doing more damage?
Read more...Affordable Home Ownership Can Lead to Stronger Marital Relationships and Higher Birthrates
Quelle surprise! High home purchase costs are denting household formation and thus birthrates. But will policymakers do anything?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 6/20/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; early voting and October surprises; Trump and the Latino vote; Biden and the Latino vote; mask warriors ~
Read more...Project 2025: The US Far-Right Plan to Undermine Democracy and Rights Globally
The Heritage Project 2025 plan is a program for the next president to roll back rights in US and abroad – including draft policies
Read more...Links 6/20/2024
Musk and Tesla: Compensation or Control?
The Elon Musk $48 Billion stock-option package and its implications for the EV transition
Read more...Courage or Hope? Facing the Climate Future
Yet another round of (nicely) trying to shake some sense into climate change remedy optimists.
Read more...Trump 2024 (Vegas) vs. Trump 2016 (Bangor): Rhetoric and Cognition
Trump’s mental acuity, voter appeal, and policies.
Read more...Power in Sovereign Debt Markets: Explaining the Uneven Debtor–Creditor Landscape and Its Implications
A long time ago, the US intervened on the side of underwater sovereign borrowers. Private creditors now extract even more than back then.
Read more...Inside Big Oil’s Business as Usual: Failure on Climate and Profits from War
A new report shows oil majors fall short of meeting Paris Agreement targets while fueling global military conflicts.
Read more...Bird Flu and Biomedicine, An Essay on What We Might Expect
Bird flu as a case study in the category error of libertarian medicine, the misuse of preprints, and resulting poor public health policy.
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