Sunday, September 14, 2025
Can’t Do America: Kick the Can Approach to Public Pension Fund Crisis, Even Though Canada Cleaned Up Its Mess
Why the US is certain to ignore the Canadian roadmap out of its public pension fund mess….and it’s not just because exceptionalism.
The Scarring Effect of COVID-19: Youth Unemployment in Europe
Youth unemployment spiked in the EU after the financial crisis. Covid is set to do even more damage.
Obama’s Promised Land: Come for the Droning, Stay for the Erasures
Cracking open Obama third autobiography
When Can Pipelines Take Private Land? Jordan Cove LNG Project a Test for Eminent Domain
In the U.S., companies can use eminent domain to take private land for a project that has some public benefit, such as a school, a highway, or a hospital. Under the Natural Gas Act, FERC gets to make that determination when it concerns a natural gas pipeline, and the commission weighs pros and cons of the project when deciding.
Covid Profits of Pharmaceutical Monopolies vs Peoples’ Lives
The WTO is set to consider a proposal supported by 99 countries to waive intellectual property protection for Covid treatments.
Spreading Like Wildfire: Luther’s Network and the Early Reformation
How did Martin Luther’s message spread so quickly?
Brexit: HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Little Brexit motion and less progress as the clock runs.
The Gospel of Capitalism is the Biggest Turkey of All
Western modernity and capitalism may be exhausting themselves, says author Eugene McCarraher. And that’s something to be thankful for.
The Forgotten Thanksgiving
Americans tend to downplay the grim year that preceded the first Thanksgiving.
Nathan Tankus: What the Hell is Going On With CARES Act “Funds”?
Trying to make sense of CARES Act gimmickry.
