Friday, September 4, 2026
To Reduce the Risk of “Foreign” Interference, Mexico Moves to Bar Dual Nationals from Senior Government Roles
“To be a candidate for governor, why would you hold another country’s nationality? In other words, you are Mexican, period.”
Why ‘Entitlements’ Cuts May Succeed
“Never let a crisis go to waste” means “”Expect another go at entitlements reform, as in cuts, in the not-too-distant future.”
Holiday Weekend Schedule
We are taking a wee break over this holiday weekend, but you will still get plenty of post fare, particularly our daily Links.
Why Resurrecting Prize Law to Seize Iranian Vessels Signals the End of U.S. Naval Supremacy
Reviving 1800s Prize Law to seize Iranian vessels in 2026 marks a shift from global maritime police to a declining sea power
The Financial Times View: Make the Vulnerable Pay for Failing Neoliberalism
As political and economic pressures rise, those in charge are even more willing to punish the poors to save neoliberalism and capital-owners.
The Rules-Based Nuclear Bomb
Traditional accounts of nuclear nonproliferation obfuscate that states with the bomb sell the path to it and are planning to use it themselves.
Satyajit Das: The Yen Intervention – Mutual Support or Self Preservation
The record of yen interventions and the poor prospects for the latest one working out well.
AI Addicts Won’t Make Better Workers
Is the killer app for AI chatbots widespread, productivity-sapping addiction to justify their trillion-dollar investments?
Coffee Break: OpenAI Is Sinking Fast, Who Will It Pull Down With It?
Sam Altman’s OpenAI empire is imploding fast. Ed Zitron’s reports on the financial blackhole at its heart have been confirmed by the FT and key execs are exodusing faster than even Sam can say, “IPO at a trillion dollar valuation or nothing.” Will OpenAI pull down Oracle and the Ellison media empire with it? Will its allies in the Trump administration be effected?
The Leipzig Incident Has All the Hallmarks of a False Flag Against Russia
Some Europeans seem way too eager to find any excuse to justify militarizing against Russia.
Artificial Traders in Real Markets
What does more and more deployment mean for the operation of financial markets?
Iran War: US Lashes Out at Civilian Targets with Iran Claiming US Military Deaths in Disproportionate Retaliation on US Bases; Servicemembers Becoming Demoralized with Lack of Strategy, No-Win Situation
Today’s Iran war news: Iran upped the ante after the US made further strikes despite its eroding military supplies and morale.
