Former Defense official Frank Kendall envisions wars where vehicles and weapons operate largely on their own.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Iran War: Europe Oil and US Diesel Crunch Worsens; Tucker Exposes Massive Trump/Israel Bombing Campaign Right After Midterms; Experts Question Survival of Regimes in Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Today’s Iran war news: Things look more and more desperate for key actors: Trump, the Saudis, Jordan, and hapless energy consumers.
Is It Time to Give Up on the Voters?
Liberals refuse to see what’s right in front of them as Germany is the latest example of what happens when centrists confuse managing markets for democracy.
10 Ways Climate-Change-Altered Hurricanes May Come To Bite Us
What happens if sea level rise, hurricane wind strength, or other factors turn out worse than expected?
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Ocean Presence: A New Model of Naval Power
Naval power has long been built around scarce, expensive warships that concentrate sensing, weapons, communications, and crews in a few sophisticated platforms. Autonomy and global networking now make another architecture possible: a persistent naval mesh that distributes those functions among large numbers of specialized unmanned systems.
How South Korea Is Tackling Its Super‑Aging Problem – And What Other Aging Nations Can Learn From Its Experience
Aging societies should be seen as desirable by lowering resource demands. Some countries like South Korea seek to manage the economic shift.
Iran War: Ansar Allah Strikes Yanbu Port as Rising Energy Prices Help Push 10 Year Treasury Yields Over 5%
Today’s Iran war news: Ansar Allah makes biggest Saudi attack so far, hitting the Yanbu port and a key refinery as 10 year Treasury yields top 5%
Poll Attributed to US State Dept Claims Most Mexicans Support Unilateral US Military Intervention Against Cartels
The notion that a majority of Mexicans would support US military action is beyond risible, and clashes with the findings of all other recent polls.
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai: Why Keynes’ Proposals for a New Currency Order Are the Only Realistic Path to Durable and Stable De-Dollarization
Hudson and Desai revisit Keynes’ original Bretton Woods currency proposal, built on balance, capital controls, and writing off bad debts
Coffee Break: AI Doomer Hypeloop Suspiciously Serves to Support OpenAI & Anthropic’s Agenda
A fortnight of manic MSM coverage of the dangers of AI has crescendoed with OpenAI and Anthropic calling for an AI freeze. When Bernie Sanders & Steve Bannon are agreeing with Altman and Amodei, run.
The Meltdown in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Like many of the foundations of US middle-class life, employer-sponsored health insurance is breaking down, likely faster than you realize
Iran War: Saudi Pipeline Out for at Least a Month, Further Stressing Energy Supplies; Trump + Israel Readying Post-Midterms Big Attack? Iran Weighing NPT Exit
Today’s Iran war news: After Ansar Allah attacks, Saudis seem in denial about the weakness of their position.
