Yves here. Many commentators have pointed out how the US bank-friendly resolution to the financial crisis set in motion many festering problems that have become more acute over time. One biggie (along with not punishing bank executives), was refusing to...
Conor here: Following the unraveling of the mass rape claims, it now looks like the fact that Israel killed many of its own citizens on Oct. 7 is beginning to leak out into the mainstream media. Of course, many have...
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. I used to write regularly on permaculture at NC; here is the category listing the posts. I stopped the practice, partly because I just didn’t have the time to spend in the garden any more,...
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Patient readers, today is a travel day for me, so this is an Open Thread. I realize my schedule has been overly dynamic lately, and I’m hoping it gets back to normal soon. –lambert Bird...
1. Executive compensation is becoming increasingly homogenized. 2. More on the Alice Munro saga (NYT). And more here. 3. Going to a more selective college causally reduces obesity. 4. What would the blitz primary be like? 5. Symmetry or death?...
Believe: Why Everyone Should be Religious, pre-order here. Self-recommending, some would say God recommends it too. Here is the chain of links to my earlier exchange with Ross on whether one should believe in God. The post New Ross Douthat book...
Scientists Baffled: Webb Uncovers Ancient Galaxies That Defy Explanation SciTech Daily Research finds humpbacks were happier during pandemic pause Phys.org Great tits have a surprisingly good memory — and are much smarter than we thought ZME Science A teen tech...
From the launch of the Special Military Operation, this site has warned that Russia could win the war and lose the peace. That risk is still very much in play. The political calculus behind the Special Military Operation and Putin’s...
If you look at total output, Peter Coy notes that sub-Saharan Africa looks quite impressive with gains in total output exceeding that in the rest of the world. But almost all of this has come from using more inputs, especially...
An addiction crisis is gripping Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest nations, driven by a surge in use of “kush”, a toxic blend of psychoactive substances. As the West African nation struggles to boost its economy, thousands of unemployed...
