The weekend before the US midterm elections featured a big AIPAC-inspired Democratic betrayal in Michigan, plus Trump talk about protecting Elon Musk and his staff from vengeful Dems and some hand-wringing do-gooder coverage of potential election interference from the administration.
Monday, November 2, 2026
The Boom Before the Bust: From the Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression
Was an investment boom in the face of saturated markets the ultimate cause of the Great Depression?
Poland’s Rule of Law Crisis Echoes Increasingly Undemocratic EU: Is Standoff in Preparation for Something Bigger?
Former President of the European Council tries to take Polish courts by force.
Junk Bond Market Starts to Crack, in Further Sign AI End Game is Nearing
Some fresh takes on increasing indigestion in the junk bond market, which is set to cut AI access to affordable, or even any, new borrowing
The Amazonian Community That Beat Big Oil Is Sharing Its Secrets
Indigenous leaders challenging Brazilian oil projects traveled to Ecuador to learn how the Sarayaku people fought back and helped reshape laws around the globe.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Il Sospetto (1975) Run Time: 1H 46M Plus Bonuses
Il Sospetto is a movie about the courage of one’s convictions.
Private Equity Is Buying up More Methadone Clinics – Access to the Lifesaving Drug Isn’t Getting Easier
“That kind of guaranteed, captive demand is exactly the sort of investment that can be profitable for private equity investors.”
Oligarchs and Elections, the Endgame
Rob Urie looks at the issue that ought to be on midterm ballots: oligarchs’ power and the policies needed to reduce it.
Poland’s Attempted Judicial Coup Will Shape the Post-War European Order
Poland’s EU/German aligned “liberal” leadership launches a judicial coup to prevent the seating of parliament-approved conservative judges.
Coffee Break: The Selfish Gene at 50, Big Medicine, Alt Medicine, and the End of Football
Part the First: The Selfish Gene is 50 Years Old. The mid-1970s brought forth two biology books that have had a lasting impact. The first is Sociobiology: A New Synthesis (1975) by the ant biologist E.O. Wilson of Harvard. Sociobiology is a topic for another time, and it may require me to finally get some […]
Trump’s Russian Diesel Is a Legal Hot Potato With a Five-Year Fuse
How Trump’s Russian diesel scheme is at odds with import bans that carry criminal penalties.
