Saturday, November 7, 2026
Western Democracy Was Always a Managed Oligarchy. Now It’s Breaking
How democracies under stress are showing their true oligarchy status.
‘I Heard a Barnacle’ – How Paying Attention to Nature’s Background Noise Can Reveal Animal Secrets
The too-often-neglected importance of sound in nature and scientific investigation.
Coffee Break: Fake Medicine, Cancer Vaccines that Work, and an Update on Bigfoot and Democratic Politics
Part the First: How Do You Identify a Vanity Institution? Last week we discussed an alternative medicine clinic in Switzerland in which several patients died after alternative therapies. These clinics are, of course, everywhere, and sometimes they are difficult to identify. Jonathan Jarry has written The Parallel World of Fakery for the McGill Office of […]
‘No Blank Checks for Big Tech’: Schumer Faces Protest Over ‘Dirty Data Center Deal’
Will a bill that disses the midterms’ AI repudiation by speeding up data center construction advance in the lame duck Congressional session?
How Did Paraguay’s Fastest Growing Bank Become the Country’s Worst Nightmare?
The fallout of Ueno Bank’s collapse has quickly spread across the economy, leading to the collapse of Paraguay’s government and the arrest of eight bank executives
Iran War: Will AI Rout, Report of Rubio Exit, End of Netanyahu Reign, Likely Hegseth Impeachment, Halt Plans to Hit Iran Over Weekend?
Today’s Iran war news: Trump is bleeding out power, but will he still proceed with his big beautiful attack on Iran to shore up his manhood?
‘Time for Some Accountability’: Advocate Says Democrats Must Subpoena Corporate Price-Gougers
Will a push to rein in algo-driven individual corporate price gouging get Congressional support and legal restrictions?
The Decline of Politics, Lawfare and the Coming Technocratic Government
Driven by zero-sum conflict and legal overreach, the decline of politics threatens to replace representative democracy with technocracy.
Easy Money Does Not Win Elections
Why politicians’ complaints that central banks are hurting them by not lowering the cost of money are nearly always wrong.
Iran War: Trump Freezes as Israel and AIPAC Assess Damage, Vance Admits Iran War as Key to Epic Defeat; White House Clip Touting Trump Defiance Includes “Wolf of Wall Street” Fraudster
Today’s Iran war news: A chastened Trump has held back on his Iran strike plans. But is he relenting or just regrouping?
Satyajit Das: Golden Mythologies
Why gold does not necessarily glitter as an investment.
How China Accidentally Broke the West’s Monopoly Over the Weapons Trade
Not surprisingly,. given how overpriced and fussy US weapons are, China is moving in.
