Category Archives: Politics

The Not-So-Winding Road from Iraq to Ukraine

“Fool me once, shame on thee. Fool me twice, shame on me.” The Global Soutn has wised up in the wake of the war in Iraq.

SVB and the Only Choice We Have

How the SVB bailout confirms the dedication of the elites to self interest only.

Hoisted from Comments: Rosneft Refinery in Schwedt Continues to Be a Microcosm of Europe’s Sanctions-Induced Energy Mess

A case study in sanctions blowback: how the Rosneft refinery, an important provider of diesel and jet fuel, looks like a stranded asset.

Why China Is Unlikely to Invade Taiwan

Questioning why the US has gone into belligerence over its belief that China will occupy Taiwan.

Satyajit Das: SVB Collapse and Bank Turmoil – Latest Chapter in the Unwinding

Peeling back more layers of the SVB implosion and its broader implications.

WHO as Arrogant and Blinkered as Ever on #CovidIsAirborne, Tweets by Comms Director Gabby Stern Show

Something rotten in WHO’s Comms Shop.

US Officials Make Non-Bailout Bailout of Silicon Valley and Signature Bank and Continue Class Warfare

An over-zealous Fed pushed a few banks, including the big and super connected Silicon Valley Bank, over the edge. A bailout was a given.

Old Man Yells at Mush-Mouth Verbiage

Watch the parking meters.

Investing in Influence

A corporation’s political strategies are not dictated by profit alone, and regulators concerned with corporate influence should monitor how corporations are governed

Silicon Valley Bank Fails, With Deposits of Many Venture-Backed Companies Frozen. How Bad Will the Fallout Be?

How severe might the contagion from the Silicon Valley Bank failure be? And who will suffer most: tech land or other banks?

Ayn Rand vs. Elinor Ostrom: The Fight for the Future of Social Media

Contrasting ideologies at play about the structure and role of social media mirror the conflicting ideologies in economics.

A Feminist Demand on International Women’s Day: Fire Victoria Nuland

If feminists support this Bush-era neocon simply because she is a woman, Victoria Nuland might just burn down the world in a nuclear fire.

The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf Worries About Europe’s Future but Oddly Not the US’

Martin Wolf’s musings about what lies in store for Europe has a huge blind spot as far as the US is concerned.

How Does JK Galbraith’s The New Industrial State Hold Up After 6 Decades?

How John Galbraith correctly called many developments that have had great political and economic significance, like the decline of unions

“How Stupid Do They Think We Are?” Nord Stream Pipelines Bombing Edition

Shameless Nord Stream spin.