The Etymologies of Capital, Capitalist, and Capitalism: A Brief Sketch
How English added capital, capitalist, and capitalism to its word hoard.
Read more...Category Archives: Social values
Wall Street Journal: “Why No One Wants to Pay for the Green Transition”
The green energy transition, which truth be told has not gotten very far, is already hitting a wall.
Read more...PlutoniumKun: Correcting the Considerable Misinformation on the Recent Dublin Riots
A detailed account of the Dublin riot and the related political and social undercurrents in Ireland by our esteemed PlutoniumKun
Read more...200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine Is 200 Too Many
How the Monroe Doctrine came to serve as justification for US military adventurism and coup-meistering.
Read more...Book Review: Tackling the Riddle of Free Will
Two provocative books explore whether humans have “freee will,” as in control over their personalities, actions, and fates.
Read more...Gaza: Did the West Learn Nothing from the Peace Process in Ireland?
UK politicians’ ambivalence over a Gaza ceasefire shows how little they learned from the Troubles
Read more...Michael Hudson: Were the Prophets Anti-Semitic? Debunking Netanyahu’s Distorted Biblical Justifications for Genocide
Michael Hudson explains why Netanyahu’s invocation of Samuel is a rank distortion of Mosaic covenants and the implications of that episode.
Read more...A Smile and a Shiv: Gavin Newsom’s Cruel Policies Help Position Him to Replace Biden
A look at Newsom’s recent record in California – from attacks on the working class to his subservience to wealth – show why he’s so popular among the forces that run the Democratic Party.
Read more...Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care
Older Americans and sometimes their family members are being wrung dry by rising elder care costs and shabby government support.
Read more...Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists
The ranks of doctors who specialize in care of the elderly is shrinking. Why?
Read more...Rob Urie: Biden Visits Hitler’s Bunker, Sends for a Decorator: Israel and Ukraine Edition
The US is losing power and geopolitical legitimacy by its mishandling, or one might say misguided handling, its clients Israel and Ukraine.
Read more...Did People Die from Covid Because of the Power of Populist Politics?
The role of ideology in bad Covid science and its amplification.
Read more...What Gives Israel the Right to Annihilate Gaza?
Suggesting that both sides are equally to blame in the conflict in Gaza is not a defensible position
Read more...Are We Having a Moral Panic Over Misinformation?
A sane look at the handwringing over today’s supposedly unique and dangerous misinformation.
Read more...Action Delayed, Justice Denied by Voluntary ESG Approach
A useful debunking of the consultant-enriching, board-distracting, and potentially regulatory-underming con known as ESG investing.
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