Saturday, May 31, 2025
Musk Might Be Gone, But Watchdogs Warn Trump/DOGE Carnage Will Continue
“Musk’s departure ….does not actually change…. DOGE’s mission to destroy everything that protects the public from….rapacious oligarchs”
Alongside China’s, Which Social Credit Systems Are Developing?
China’s state-run social credit system has elicitied global criticism for years, but other versions are spreading in the rest of the world.
Coffee Break: Advances in Limb Regeneration & Malaria, Plus Science & Politics and a World through the Lens of Tuberculosis
Part the First. Old Experimental Models in Biology Lead to New Knowledge. Developmental Biology began as Embryology. A few of us still kicking remember the transition and miss the holistic approach required to master the material. Early embryological models included sea urchins and salamanders, tadpoles and the chicken. Much useful research was done with these […]
Trump’s Global Trade Plans Are in Disarray, Amid Legal Appeals to a US Court Ruling on ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
Trump’s trade talks have hit a speed bump and perhaps even a wall. What could come next?
Is PayPal Running a Covert Information Campaign Against Cash in Germany?
“You love cash. But has cash loved you back?”
Harvard and America’s Recurring Crisis of Trust
How Harvard was a mechanism for the shift from personal salvation to credentialism to identity as the source of moral legitimacy
Will Russia Limit Itself to Oreshnik Strikes on Ukraine if the West Escalates Attacks on Russia?
How the West is really playing with fire with the possibility of missile strikes on pre-2014 Russia.
As US Role in Gaza Intensifies, Expect Violent Responses in the West
Terror attacks in Europe over past 20 years offer stark warnings as US aids Israel in exterminating Palestinians
Trade Court Invalidates Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs; Have We Reached Peak Trump?
The Federal trade court delivered Trump a big loss on his fentanyl and “Liberation Day” tariiffs. What might come next?
Little Lost Lambda: How Any Randomized Controlled Trial or Opinion Poll Could Be Misleading
How an analytical simplification, of omitting lambda, a measure of inconsistency, can serious distort randomized clinical trial results.
What Is a Constitution?
The current set of ruling principles in the US is under attack. What sort of a new Constitution might emerge?
Public Health and Private Equity: What the Walgreens Buyout Could Mean for the Future of Pharmacy Care
Private equity makes more inroads into the health care industry, now with the buyout of the top pharmacy chain Walgreens.
