Category Archives: Guest Post

James Galbraith: From the Fossil-Fuel Civilization Into …? Economics Gets a Biophysical Reality Check

James Galbraith argues that economics can’t keep ignoring that energy and resources for production are no longer abundant and easy to access

Iran and Russia Vow to Block U.S. Caucasus Ambitions

How the much-bruited Trump Caucasus deal, meant to cause trouble for Iran and Russia, is only a napkin doodle and may never be more than that

Science Fiction Science and Artificial Intelligence in Our Future

The 7 August 2025 issue of Nature included an interesting article on The Science Fiction Science Method (paywall) by Iyad Rahwan, Azim Shariff, and Jean-François Bonnefon. The scientific method is difficult enough to understand these days, especially regarding previously important but mundane scientific advances such as vaccines. The Science Fiction Science (SFS) Method is likely […]

“Could 2008 Happen Again?”

Private debt levels, particularly for real estate, look evocative of the 2008 crisis. But how is a rerun likely to differ?

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Trouble with ALIS

The F-35 fighter jet is the most expensive weapons program in U.S. history, but one of its biggest failures isn’t in the air — it’s on the ground. The Pentagon’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), conceived as an ambitious plan to revolutionize fighter jet maintenance and logistics, collapsed under the weight of bad design, poor […]

On the United States’ “Imminent” Military Intervention Against Mexico

The Trump administration’s latest escalatory threat comes just days after Rolling Stone reported on a secret drug trafficking cartel operating out of Fort Bragg.

What Is Happening to the Dollar as a Safe Haven?

Why the speed of the dollar’s demise seems to be a tad over-anticipated.

Beyond Carbon: The Overlooked Health Benefits of Fuel Taxation

Eco-taxes to reduce fuel emissions not only lower CO2 levels, but also reduce pollution, helping poor neighborhoods the most.

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Daughter Of Horror (1957) Run Time: 56m

Daughter of Horror is a movie about a young woman’s horrific journey through psychosis…or is it real?

Skyscrapers of Babel: How Ancient Mesopotamia Shaped the Modern City

In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylines—melding ziggurats with modernism in a visionary blend of the past and the possible.