Sunday, April 20, 2025
BlackRock’s Takeover of Panama Canal’s Two Main Ports Is First Major Victory for Trump’s “Americas First” Policy
But what could it mean for China’s trade relations with Latin America, in particular the US’ largest trade partner Mexico?
Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
Yet more punishing the poors, here in the form of unduly punitive clawbacks of accidental Social Security overpayments.
Charting the Uncharted: The (Un)intended Consequences of Oil Sanctions and Dark Shipping
An estimate of the magnitude of dark-shipped oil suggests that removing sanctions would raise, not lower, oil prices.
Coffee Break: Across the Pond
This week’s Europe/UK focused Coffee Break: German and Romanian election chicanery, UK snooping, why Western pols believe Ukraine can win.
DOGE: Chaos, Damage, Drama Not Enough to Cover the Stench of Corruption
DOGE is up to even more no good than you imagined.
Elite Failure and the Collapse of the EU Project
The backstory of how the EU has come to fall short of its considerable potential.
Climate Change: Insuring the World of Tomorrow
Leading edge conventional wisdom on the role of insurance as climate disasters increase underestimates the severity of the problem.
Authorities Reject Georgescu’s Presidential Candidacy, Sparking Violence In Bucharest
Western media continue to lie about the reason Romanian courts nullified the country’s November presidential election and are now preventing an anti-NATO candidate from running.
The Empire Rebrands: Foreign Policy Under Trump 2.0
The woke imperium is dead. Long live the American AI “post-democratic” empire.
‘Dangerous Union-Busting’: Trump Rescinds Collective Bargaining for Air Safety Union
The Trump administration tries to rip up the TSA union contract in move that’s bad news for workers across the country.
How Trump’s $2B Court Battle Over Foreign Aid Could Reshape Executive Authority
Why the Trump effort to cut USAID funding without following Congressional requirements is a key front in the battle over Presidential power
