Monday, December 15, 2025
How the Pandemic Accelerated the Geopolitical Breakdown
Did COVID-19 deepen the crises of capitalism and inject a sense of panic into the world’s power struggles?
Oklahoma’s Ban on Chinese-Owned Farmland Made an Exception for Smithfield Foods
Despite introducing legislation across the country to restrict foreign ownership of farmland, lawmakers do not appear motivated to target monopolistic firms, or to bring more of the food supply chain under domestic control.
Africa’s New Data Dependency – Technology Colonialism
Data agreements are replacing armies as tools of colonialism and the return of external governance
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Sweet Movie (1974) Run Time: 1H 38M
Sweet Movie is a film about candy, rebirth, and sexuality just for starters.
In an Ohio Suburb, Sprawl Is Being Transformed Into Walkable Neighborhoods
Yale Climate Connections argues that rethinking American suburbs could help people drive less, lowering emissions.
What’s at Stake in Trump’s Executive Order Aiming to Curb State-Level AI Regulation
Fortunately, an executive order won’t stop states from restricting AI. But expect the Administration to try other routes.
Political Power and Profitable Trades in the US Congress
A new study finds that it’s not the Congress rank and file that generates insider trading big bucks, only some of the leaders.
Coffee Break: Science Update, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good, Part the First: Basic Science Has the Answer, Once Again. T cells of the immune system are responsible for the establishment of self-tolerance and adaptive immune function. T cells come from the thymus, which is mammals basically disappears early in life in a process called involution. Understanding how the thymus might regenerate has […]
Russian Central Bank Sues Euroclear Over Frozen Assets; Will the EU Be Hoist on the Investor-State Settlement Disputes (ISDS) Petard?
Hoo boy. Russia looks to be using much demonized (by labor and environmental rights advocates) investor-state dispute settlement provisions to pursue Euroclear.
The Empire of Lies Is Once Again Sowing Chaos In Its Own “Back Yard”
This is unlikely to end well for all parties concerned, including the US.
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery
Trump’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty.
