Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Hubert Horan: Can Collateralizing Frequent Flyer Programs Help Save the US Airlines?
Dissecting the latest airline gimmick to separate investors from their money: pledging their frequent flyer programs.
Risking Nuclear War for Dollars
Why the risk of nuclear war has been and remains much higher than you realize.
2020’s Plague of Locusts Spreads to Indian Subcontinent and South America
State of play for locust infestations in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Brazil…. and the United States.
Three Strikes against the Fed
Until the results of new stress tests are known, the uncertainty principle calls for extreme caution in the regulator’s approach to the capital adequacy of systemically important banks (and indeed of banks in general).
How Largely Hidden Trends Are Shattering the Global Trade System
Howy national conflicts, new concerns about security and supply chain risk, and technology are reshaping trade networks to be closer to home.
Is Donald Trump Likely to Resign?
Looking at some underrated Trump weaknesses.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/3/2020
COVID-19 problem states ~ Obama on Biden ~ Turner on Biden Veepstakes ~ Biden as Nerva ~ Trump’s polling ~ Tucker Carlson trial balloon ~ Trillbillies’ Booker post mortem ~ Rail ~ Employment situation ~ Recover by 2027 ~ Hydroxychloroquine once more ~ Ghislaine Maxwell ~ Identity politics
“A Scandal’: Contracts Show Trump Giving Big Pharma Free Rein to Price Gouge Taxpayer-Funded Coronavirus Drugs
Drug price gouging is so widespread in the US that it seems unlikely that there will be enough outrage to limit coronavirus drug price gouging.
Education 101: Don’t Open a New Charter School in the Middle of a Pandemic
A hard look at charter school misleading ads, racial segregation, and dodgy economics.
2:00PM Water Cooler 7/2/2020
~ COVID cases and death rate ~ Biden cognition ~ Biden COVID plan ~ Project Lincoln pushes for war with Russia ~ Trump staff reshuffle ~ Employment situation, manufacturing ~ Robot trucks ~ FBI nabs Ghislaine Maxwell ~ Eviction rocket docket ~ Nathan Tankus ~ VIP parties ~ Bonnard art bot
Some New Climate Models Are Projecting Extreme Warming. Are They Correct?
Why some of the more dire predictions of climate models may be an overshoot.
