Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Peanut Butter Is a Liquid

The matter of what is a liquid has made the news…..

Is There Motive Behind the Fed Making Such a Mess of the US Bank Wobbles?

The Fed seems awfully indifferent to the (so far) low level bank crisis it has created.

Big Banks Must Become Globally Resolvable – or Significantly ‘Smaller’

Sadly, coming up with a way to resolve big international banks is a non-starter. The answer is very strict regulation. But that would be work.

Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America

Brendan Ballou talks to Rob about his forthcoming book, Plunder, about the growing harmful role of private equity in the US.

It’s Bad Enough EHRs Cause Clinician Burnout. It’s Even Worse They Are Being Used by Hospitals and Defense Lawyers To Bury Mistakes Through Discovery Fraud and Information Blocking

How hospital systems are using electronic health records (EHRs) to hide patient records during discovery in malpractice and other lawsuits.

Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways? New Book Reveals Details of a US Leak

New research casts serious doubts on environmental testing done by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland after 2018 leaks.

Why Regulators Can’t Curb Social Media Hype for Weight Loss Drugs

Weight loss is a fixation as people on average get fatter. Some diabetes drugs presecribed off-label promise help…if you keep taking them.

Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming

While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.

Berenson: Moderna Falsely Said No Serious Adverse Vaccine Effects in Phase 2 Trial; Their Own Data Says Otherwise

Finally a smoking gun on Covid vaccine injuries? Alex Berenson may have found one in Moderna’s own data.

The Who and Why Behind the Push to Gut Child Labor Laws

“The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work.” — Lewis Hine, 1908

Amid Efforts to Cool the Planet, Solar Geoengineering Draws Heated Debate

Geoengineering schemes are getting more press as CO2 levels keep rising. But how can their risks be assessed?

Banning TikTok Could Weaken Personal Cybersecurity

Banning TikTok would be a messy business….and probably not technologically enforceable.

Feds Bust $3.4 Billion Crypto Theft, Demonstrating Ability to Penetrate Supposed Secrecy

One of the big selling points of crypto, privacy, is rapidly disappearing.

Wall Street, Venture Capital Drive High Drug Prices

How the government enables drug company grifting via giving them the store while funding reserch.

For Uninsured People With Cancer, Securing Care Can Be Like Spinning a Roulette Wheel

Contending with cancer is horrific enough. Fighting to get care is scary, demoraizing, and can be fatal.