Thursday, July 3, 2025

What Is a Constitution?

The current set of ruling principles in the US is under attack. What sort of a new Constitution might emerge?

Public Health and Private Equity: What the Walgreens Buyout Could Mean for the Future of Pharmacy Care

Private equity makes more inroads into the health care industry, now with the buyout of the top pharmacy chain Walgreens.

Links 5/28/2025

Why Are They Trying to Kill Us?

Western governments openly embrace eugenics. 

Rob Urie: Why the US Must Officially End the Ukraine War for It to Stop

A hard look at the inertial forces that will keep the Ukraine conflict going unless the US shuts it down.

James Galbraith: Wage Stagnation and Populism – A Comment on David Brooks and Noah Smith

David Brooks and Noah Smith defend neoliberal globalization by trying to ‘splain decades of worker wage stagnation.

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Trump’s Golden Dome Boondoggle

The zombie idea of nuclear missile defense returns with the announcement of President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield, a program so stupid and costly that it could make the F-35 follies look like a side show. An orbital anti-missile system is a dream come true for the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex (MIC), but a nightmare for […]

A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences

Some of the symptoms of a ministroke, and why you should go to the emergency room pronto if you think you’ve had one.

Links 5/27/2025

What Mexico Can Teach Its Northern Neighbour About Combatting Child Obesity, Diabetes and Other Chronic Health Conditions

“The economic burden… of not intervening in the prevention and reduction of childhood overweight and obesity is up to $1.8 trillion in the case of Mexico.”

“Am I Hot or Not? People Are Asking ChatGPT for the Harsh Truth”

ChatGPT as beauty advisor illustrates the consequences of tech intruding more and more into real life.

Trump’s Liquidation of U.S Global Leadership

Some geopolitical aspects of how Trump’s mazimixation of his personal power comes at the expense of the US

Again Seeking Reader Help in Finding New Site Writer(s) to Fill Lambert’s Yellow Waders

Damsel in distress! We are still short of where we’d like to be in terms of new writer(s) to take up open posting slots.

Links 5/26/2025

Joker Geoeconomics and the Fight Over Global Ports

What are China’s options to prevent BlackRock-MSC/US takeover of 43 global ports? And how far will the US go to muscle its way out of its profitability crisis?