ECONOMY

I have delayed reviewing this portion of chapter 26 of the Project 2025 because I knew it would be painful to read. But as the election nears, it’s incumbent upon all of us to take up our burdens in support...

By Dan Falk, a science journalist based in Toronto and a senior contributor to Undark. His books include “The Science of Shakespeare” and “In Search of Time.” Originally published at Undark. According to Guinness World Records, the world’s fastest talker...

KKR Founders Sued for Allegedly Getting Giant Payday for No Work WSJ Private equity’s interest in audit raises red flags FT Climate No Buzz, Just an Anxious Hum: Insect Decline and 2024’s Wet and Silent Spring The Quietus. Commentary: Wandering...

Yves here. Let me address two minor sour notes in Satyajit Das’ otherwise fine piece on the dismal prospects for happy endings in the Middle East. Both come in this short  sentence “Palestinians would need to recognise Israel’s right to...

Yves here. This post describes the operations of a lobbying coalition most of you probably have not heard about: the ICBM lobby. The article describes how an initiative which is not all that large in influence-buying or job creation terms...

Now that we’re talking recession (again), it seems like a good idea to remind ourselves of the last time some observers declared unequivocally that we were in recession, to wit, Steven Kopits, January 2, 2023: So in H1, we were...

By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Readers have been so happy with the mockingbirds I’m going to keep doing them. Now entering Day Three of Week Three! Long-tailed Mockingbird, 3 km E Pacoa Beach, Guayas, Ecuador....

The ancestor of all modern birds probably had iridescent feathers ScienceDaily (Kevin W) The sports where women outperform men BBC (Dr. Kevin) Has pop music got less melodic? I’ve immersed myself in 70 years of hits – this is what...

Yves here. Hopefully it will not be hard for readers to correct for the commodities-oriented slant of this piece. However, it weirdly skips over the elephant in the room, that a big reason for the stall of electric vehicle uptake...

I suppose the headline is obvious at this point, or Minnesota Governor Tim Walz wouldn’t be on the Democrats’ ticket, but it’s worth remembering amid all the hype. I first became familiar with Walz last year when some in the...