Republican ideals have evolved over millennia. Modern republics face challenges in upholding their foundational principles.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/12/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Deploy the Blame Cannons! Boeing avoids liability for Ethiopian MCAS crash in settlement, restarts production but with layoffs; Elite maleficence at ASHRAE, hospitals, and Infection Prevention and Control; More money does buy more happiness ~
Will Ukraine Embrace an Era of ‘War-Wilding’?
Some of Ukraine’s wartime environmental catastrophes, scientists say, can be turned into long-term ecological gains
Another Central Bank in Europe Warns Citizens to Have Cash “Under the Mattress” Amid Rising Payments System Fragility
“You have to take into account that you may not be able to pay by debit card for a longer period of time,” notes the Dutch National Bank. “Then you have to have cash under the mattress, or be able to pay with QR codes.
Saudi-Iranian Relations Warm as Middle East Braces for Trump’s Return
Supposedly isolated Iran continues to build bridges in its region.
The New Economy and the Tariffs and Tax Breaks to Launch It
Analyses of planned Trump tariffs differ somewhat on the impact, but all find them to be negative. Will the Supremes save Trump from himself?
Veterans Day: Goya on War
Goya paintings and etchings on war’s unrefined cruelty
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/11/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Deploy the Blame Cannons! First head rolls at Boeing, breakup rumors; Angus Deaon on economics and economists; Sentinel intelligence ~
Why the Enthusiasm for Mass Deportation, A Hard and Likely Largely Losing Way to Deal with Illegal Immigration?
Why the idea of mass deportation is set to become the “Defund the Police” of the right: vague but appealingly absolute, and unworkable.
In Amish Country, an Unlikely Partnership With Beef Giant JBS Roils Community
Big Ag comes for the Amish.
Bank Servicers Whittling Away at Hard-Won Protections Against Foreclosure Abuses: The Maine Example
Banks are slowly making gains in court rulings that will help them again engage in foreclosure abuses.
Germany, Trump, and Walking the Trans-Atlantic Plank
Is government collapse a comeuppance for the German elite, or is everything right on schedule for the transatlantic plutocrats?
