Ridiculously obvious scams
CalPERS’ Long-Term Care Fiasco: Private Burial to Hide Malfeasance, Failure to Implement Legislation
A key fact in CalPERS' long-term care debacle: the giant fund flagrantly violated the statute govening this progam.
The Counterinsurgency Myth
Counterinsurgency is an incoherent approach to conquest that the US has often attempted, with little in the way of success.
Why the Rich Get Richer and Interest Rates Go Down
A wrongheaded paper from the Jackson Hole conference that depends on the loanble funds fallacy lets central bankers off the hook.
9/11 Twenty Years On and On and On….
Memories of 9/11 and the run-up to the Iraq War, plus shaming the guilty
Elite Educators Have Milked the System for Long Enough
As the pandemic deepens inequality, it’s vital to dismantle the system that gives state schools no chance against elite peers
Why Aren’t Libertarians Protesting the Freedom-Busting Texas Abortion Law
On deregulation and Covid masks, libertarians are loud. On female liberty, deafening silence.
New York Times Exalts Vegan Frankenfoods
The Grey Lady celebrates the culinary alchemy that’s processing plant-based foods so it tastes like meat, dairy, and the pièce de résistance: Spam.
US as Failed State: Covid Booster Shot Mess
The booster situation has developed not necessarily to the Biden Administration's advantage.
US Has No Intention of a Global Military Retreat Despite Biden’s Promise
The US military-industrial complex will promote remote warfare as a myriad of risks diminish worldwide security.
The Downton Abbey Effect: British Aristocratic Matches with American Business Heiresses in the Late 19th Century
How economically faltering British aristocrats monetized their titles.