China’s investors are in freakout mode about deflation risks. Can its government turn the fundamentals around?
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Is a US-Türkiye Deal Involving the Kurds in the Works?
As Erdogan’s hand weakens and the US-Israel look towards Iran, signs point to Türkiye backing down.
Europe Races to Refill as Gas Reserves Dwindle
A look at another act of European self-destruction in the name of harming Russia, here on the gas supply front.
What Is a Democrat?
Where does a Democrat fit in the political food chain?
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/7/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Trump to change “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America”; “FBI Is Still Hiding Details of Russiagate”: Aaron Maté; HPMV in China ~
What Has Happened to Our Grand Experiment, the Internet?
With AI threatening to crapify online life and even generate geopolitical chaos, Congress needs to reinstate the Office of Technology Policy
NYT Readies Terrain for Incoming Trump Administration’s Long-Telegraphed Intervention in Mexico
The media’s role in selling the next military adventure should never be underestimated, even in this media-skeptic age.
DOGE: Nations Aren’t Corporations and ‘Efficiency’ Means Austerity
Why DOGE, if implemented on the scale intended, will be a train wreck for the great majority of Americans.
Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
Another type of example of how health insurers screw patients.
How Is It That xAI’s (Naïve) Grok Does Not Reveal that xAI is a Public Benefit Corporation?
Lambert annotates a Grok transcript.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/6/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Who Benefits from Russia’s War in Ukraine
Contrary to plans, Ukraine war sanctions against Russia enriched many of Russia’s top businessmen, including those sanctioned personally.
