Economics

Yves here. Before you take Andrew Korybko’s view as extreme, a new story in the Washington Post, framed as Trump hosting a meeting on Friday to try to broker a “peace deal” between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Even though it does not mention the idea of a US lease of the Zangezur Corridor even though that […]

Theodore Postol is a retired MIT physics professor who was a consultant to the Pentagon on nuclear weapons and missile defense. He recently published a presentation on Iran’s nuclear weapons capability, which he summarized in a YouTube interview. Professor Postol explains, in considerable detail, how the construction of a deliverable fission bomb is well within

Yves here. While it’s good to see community groups redoubling their efforts to feed the hungry, the fact that this push is occurring is the result of widespread cuts in Federal food program cuts. The one described below, Food Rescue, takes undamaged surplus products from wholesalers to food banks, schools and food pantries. There are

Trump, whose actions are regularly driven by his (often mistaken) perceptions of weakness in other parties, has decided to have a go at India over its purchases of Russian oil. The fact that so far, India is the only country singled out for this treatment suggests that Trump thinks he is engaging in “Kill the

Scientists just recreated the Universe’s first molecule and solved a 13-billion-year-old puzzle ScienceDaily (Kevin W) Helsinki went a full year without a traffic death. How did they do it? ZMEScience (Dr. Kevin) In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get

“The IMF’s maximum credit to Argentina… is projected to reach 1,352% of the country’s quota in 2026. This would be the Fund’s largest exposure in absolute terms in its history.” Before we get to the meat of this story, let’s begin with a wee refresher. On April 11, as readers may recall, Argentina’s faux libertarian

Yves here. Even though my rewritten headline to a VoxEU piece (originally Risks in the new international trade landscape) may seem surprising, you’ll see that its even its opening paragraph depicts risks that have long been underway as if they were relatively new developments. The reason for showcasing this article despite that is that it

Kamala Harris announced she will not be running for Governor of California in 2026, but she did drop a new memoir, keeping speculation about her 2028 Presidential aspirations alive. The NYT summarizes her activities since losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump: Ms. Harris has spent the months since November largely out of the

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Even thought the Wall Street Journal has “oh so reasonable” quotes from McKinsey spokescritters as to how “The Firm” is adapting to AI, the headline suggests otherwise: AI Is Coming for the Consultants. Inside McKinsey, ‘This Is Existential.’ The article has McKinsey officials make the key concession, that AI can replace a fair bit of