Guyanese fact of the day
Guyana enters the IMF’s top ten countries by 2024 by GDP per capita (PPP). Many are tax havens or oil regions (like Guyana). Singapore, Switzerland, […]
The Myth and Reality of Democracy: An Illustration
The second round of the French election, which will take place on July 7, has interesting lessons about democracy. In each cycle where no candidate […]
2:00PM Water Cooler on July 4, 2004
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Common Loon, Redstone Lake, Ontario, Canada. “A few phone calls and sprinkles; quiet background for […]
The Politics of Defence: The British General Election of 1847
Historian AJP Taylor he wrote that in the 1923 general election “it was the only election in British history, fought solely and mainly on Defence.” […]
Different links for independence day
1. Charles Fain Lehman on the legalization of marijuana in NYC. 2. New Zealand YIMBY on the go. 3. Facts and speculations about Jackie Chan. […]
Europol disrupts around 600 abusive Cobalt Strike servers
From September 2021, Europol’s European Cybercrime Center (EC3) assisted the operation with analytical and research support and information exchange between all partners. Additionally, law enforcement […]
Links 7/4/2024 | bare capitalism
Today in History: July 4, The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Philadelphia AP. Comment: 70 Songs for Your Fourth of July Playlist: Patriotic […]
Tablet exercises: 10 tips, 6 examples
Section 2: Local hospitals are overwhelmed with people reporting difficulty breathing, and public health officials are encouraging people across the city to “evacuate” as a […]
*Emergency Fund*
The author is Tom Wilkinson, and the text below says Notgeld in the Picture Economy of German Inflation, 1914-1923. Notgeld, or emergency money, was usually […]
Germany’s Grid Goes Green as Its Industry Weakens
Yves here. This post highlights the fact that Germany’s apparent progress in its green transition is not what it seems. Although the share of total […]