The dollar’s role as reserve currency has been eroding gradually. Rash action has accelerated the trend but not as much as you may think.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
AI Off-Balance-Sheet Obligations Hit a Subprime-Like Reset Wall in 2027 and 2028
Trillions in take-or-pay compute commitments come due in 2027–2028. The hidden mechanics show how the AI boom breaks, and when.
AI-enabled Cyber Attacks Pose Major Threat to Global Financial System, Warns Financial Stability Board
G20 finance ministers are being urged to prepare for “more severe scenarios involving simultaneous disruption across multiple firms or shared technology dependencies”.
How the US Is Plaguing the Americas With Misery in the Name of Liberty
On the US’ long history of running roughshod over the rights of its Americas neighbors while invoking “liberty”.
Coffee Break: A Trump Scampire Bank With No Capital and A Dem Party With No Values Beyond Crushing the Left
Trump has somehow managed to make his stablecoin scampire even worse by bringing in the UAE, the Dem zio-centrist establishment is going all-in on war with Hasan Piker, while Dem candidates miss massive opportunities to connect with voters.
Why We Need to Elect More Workers to Public Office
Getting more workers into legislatures is the only way to build a government for ordinary Americans.
Iran War: Iran Retaliates Disproportionately to US Attack on Larak Island as WaPo Detailed Pentagon Leak Shows Navy Incapacity, Top Level Opposition
Today’s Iran war news: Kinetic action flares up as the US hits Larak Island and Iran retaliates….and Bessent’s bazooka fails to fire.
The Ukrainization of Europe Picks Up Steam
The UK and others dare Russia as Washington warns Moscow—or is it Russia warning the US?
‘Where Things Get Tricky’: Daniel Swain on the Ocean, El Niño, and Climate Change
A climate scientists weighs in on what we can and can’t expect from an El Niño supercharged by the climate crisis.
The Sunday Morning Movie Proudly Presents: Alice (1988) Run Time: 1H 33M Plus Bonuses!
Alice is a very weird take on Alice in Wonderland.
Nuclear Safeguards Are Gone – Former Canadian Foreign Minister Pt. 1/2
Lloyd Axworthy, the former Canadian Foreign Minister who led the campaign to ban landmines, traces how the memory of nuclear danger has faded even as more countries flirt with joining the club.
