Category Archives: Guest Post

The Increasing Cost of Buying American

Looking at the costs versus purported benefits of programs that require or encourage Federal agencies to purchase American products.

Links 12/11/2024

Did Türkiye Win the Battle, But Lose the War?

Ankara burns bridges with Beijing and Moscow and is now stuck with Syrian albatross around the neck as emboldened Turkish imperialists eye future conquests.

In the Trump Administration Crosshairs: Cell Phone Radiation

In 2020, RFK Jr.’s nonprofit sued the FCC over 5G cell phone radiation safety. As HHS secretary, he’d have the power to upend the tech.

Should the NYC Council Revisit Airbnb Restrictions? Rival City Hall Rallies Fight it Out.

The fight between AirBnB and tenants in New York City enters a new chapter as the city considers relaxing its short-term rental ban.

“The Next Crash Could Be Much Bigger Than the Last Two”

Rentierism in housing in the UK has reached what looks like nose-bleed, self-correcting, and thus potentially crash-inducing levels.

Rob Urie: Politics by Other Means, Health Insurance Industry Edition

A look at the context of the government-supported health insurance industry practices that triggered the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Thompson.

Good News & Bad News in UK: Cash Use Continues to Rebound As Government Unveils Digital ID Plans for “Pubs and Clubs”

What is the scandal-tarnished Japanese tech giant Fujitsu doing running the government’s digital Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)?

Political Turmoil in France Could Worsen Europe’s Energy Problems

How continued political instability in France threatens European energy supplies.

Police State Implications of “The Adjuster’s” Assassination of UnitedHealth’s CEO [with UPDATE]

How the organs of state security might react to the assassination of Unitedhealth’s CEO.

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/9/2024

~ Today’s Water Cooler; politics, syndemics; Trump transition; How Kamala’s campaign butchered ground operations in Philly; Boeing whistleblower: 42 defective rudders go missing; calls for breakup grow; Congo mystery disease ~

Can Europe Afford Its Energy Transition?

A not-complete tally cost estimate for Europe’s climate change containment comes in at €1.3 trillion annually to 2030, then >€1.5 trillion through 2050.

Access to PPE, a Critical Tool in Fighting Bird Flu, Is Mixed Across Dairy-Producing States, Records Show

States with confirmed dairy cattle bird flu cases have drastically different personal protective equipment responses, and most are failing.

Could Chinese Control Over Strategic Minerals Coupled with US Corruption Cripple the Sputtering US War Machine?

China tightens its grip on materials necessary for US military and its proxies as Washington turns to those who squandered American advantages to fix the problem — or profit from it.