Brexit and Covid should have paved the way for a Labour romp. Instead, Labour tried to win a patriotism contest with the Tories and lost.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Musical Interlude (“On the Path of Decent Groove”): Taking an Irish Turn
Today’s musical interlude features Irish string performers in traditional and more contemporary styles.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/7/2021
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Bank Shot: Financial Giants’ Return to Manhattan Gives Smaller Businesses Hope
Some bank CEOs are telling their workers to return to the office in the next few months. If Covid stay tame, will other companies follow?
Fed Shamelessly Gives Warnings of Vague and Ominous Risks While Saying Don’t Expect Us to Do Anything About It
The Fed tells the world: Don’t expect us to be ready for the next financial crisis. It’s just too hard.
Reducing Methane Is Crucial for Protecting Climate and Health, and It Can Pay for Itself – Yet Emissions Are Still Rising Fast, A New UN Report Warns
After a long period of fracking boosterism in the US, reducing methane emissions is finally getting the attention it warrants.
The Tattered Histories of Possible Future Ambassadors….Like Rahm Emanuel
A surprising number of ambassadors at prominent posts are patraonge picks. And who gets rewarded for what isn’t pretty.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/6/2021
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‘Cry No Tears for These Death Profiteers’: Pharma Stocks Plunge as Biden Backs Vaccine Patent Waiver
Biden is suddenly backing a patent waiver for foreign manufacture of Covid vaccines. But do the mechanics make this a headfake?
Seychelles, World’s Most Vaccinated Country, Hit by Covid Surge….Including Among the Vaccinated
A big Covid surge in the Seychelles, a heavly vaccinated country, calls into question relying on vaccines as the route to normalcy.
Why Rich Parents Have Rich Children
Looking at the channels through which the rich preserve their advantages across generations.
Michel Barnier’s Brexit Diaries Published; Stinging Take of UK Strategic and Negotiating
Barnier’s Brexit diaries confirm the notion that the UK side was not up to the task and didn’t have the self-awareness to recognize that.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/5/2021
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