Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Why There Will Never Be a Two-State Solution

Throwing cold water on two-state solution hopium.

Links 1/23/2024

A Year After US and EU Requests, A Latin American Country (Ecuador) Finally Gives Up Its Russian-Made Weaponry

Until now, Latin American nations had refused to play a direct role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, preferring to take a more neutral approach. But that fragile unity has been shattered.

The Left Has a Great Story to Share About Alternatives to Capitalism—But Sucks at Telling It

Why is the left so lousy at messaging?

The Many Faces of Identity

A look at the development of the idea of identity.

2:00PM Water Cooler 1/22/2024

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Further Discussion of the South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel: Evaluating What the Court Might Do

Why, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence of Israeli genocide from South Africa and the press, the ICJ may not impose strong remedies.

Links 1/22/2024

Why Don’t More Countries Take Action Against Israel?

Overwhelming evidence points to genocide causing widespread public outrage, but only a few countries sever economic ties with Israel. 

Book Review: The Secrets of Earth’s ‘Silvery Sister’

Earth may orbit the sun, but Rebecca Boyle argues that our planet cannot be understood without considering the moon.

The Experience of War Shapes Communities and Future Wars

Yves here. This paper provides yet another lens into the deterioration of civic values in the US and the more-related-than-you’d-think difficulties the US is having meeting military recruitment goals, In the UK, there’s a solid correlation between per capita WWI losses in the UK and various pro-social activities….including enlistment for WWII. The authors posit a […]

Main Documents in the International Court of Justice South Africa v. Israel Case

Supporting documents for our January 22 post on the South Africa v. Israel case before the International Court of Justice.

Links 1/21/2024

Orbán Outfoxes the EU in Nationalism vs. Technocracy Fight

The ongoing drama between Budapest and Brussels over Ukraine and the “rule of law” is really about who gets to control Hungary.

In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Who’s Been Sued by the Hospital

By Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey. Cross posted from KFF Health News. It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to dispense with the tall stack of debt collection lawsuits that McAlester Regional Medical Center recently brought to small-claims court in this Oklahoma farm community. Hackler, a lawyer who sues patients on […]