Yves here. As this post by Medea Benjamin and Nicholas Davies points out, Macro Rubio is getting much less pushback that most of Trump’s cabinet picks. That means he is conventional-looking as opposed to good, as the checklist below demonstrates....
A 35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Cub Was Unearthed in Siberia—and It Still Had Its Whiskers and Claws Smithsonian (Paul R) How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials Religion News (Robin K) Scientists discover unusual new bacteria in deep-sea coral Washington...
Daniel Lacalle via Zerohedge writes Professors EJ Antony and Peter St Onge recently published an excellent study, “Recession Since 2022: US Economic Income and Output Have Fallen Overall for Four Years,” through the Brownstone Institute. It perfectly summarizes why Americans...
Not that it ever disappeared completely. But expect the EPU to rise as the tariffs start flying, and the deportations begin. Figure 1: Economic Policy Uncertainty (news based) (blue), and centered 7 day moving average (bold red). Trump administration shaded...
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Cape Island – Crewe House, Cape May, New Jersey, United States. “Night-singing from a single perch in the neighbor’s hedge at night; I walked right up and recorded...
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution by Mark Copelovitch (Political Science and La Follette School, University of Wisconsin – Madison) and Michael Wagner (Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin – Madison). Last week, John Burns-Murdoch of...
Lambert here: Now stop Medicaid clawbacks. In fact, fix all clawbacks, and start by putting a statute of limitations on them. By David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group. Originally published at Kaiser Health News. In March, newly installed...
While the US election was underway, Russian officials, when asked, repeatedly said that it would not matter much to them who won, since they believed it will not change outcomes in Ukraine and probably not US-Russia relations generally. However, angry...
About Lambert Strether Readers, I have had a correspondent characterize my views as realistic cynical. Let me briefly explain them. I believe in universal programs that provide concrete material benefits, especially to the working class. Medicare for All is the...
According to VOA, the US is doing “soul searching” about its mission in the Sahel region of Africa — and largely finding the same answers. Maj. General Ekman, who oversaw the recent US withdrawal from Niger which was completed in...
