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Life and politics

Who is gaslighting whom?

Mr. Gambuto is right that as soon as the worst of COVID-19 is behind us, advertisers will lure us...

May 2, 2020

Is inequality unequal?

There is a Polish saying that, for a poor one, the wind always blows into the eyes. There are...

Apr 23, 2020

Human and artificial intelligence in capitalism

One cannot pass a law making Americans smarter.

Privacy or anonymity?

Most of us live in big cities where we enjoy anonymity, often mistaken as privacy.

Apr 15, 2020

Cash is king, more potent than we think

The cashless economy leaves us at the mercy of an operator. Also, a centrally controlled system can be abused...

Mar 30, 2020

Argentina – a warning to the United States and China

For about two generations, from about 1870 until 1930, Argentina was firmly among the 10 most prosperous countries in...

Feb 18, 2020

Science and money in the climate change debate

It is not about climate change but grandiose government spending for unrelated ideological reasons.

A wrong way about Huawei

The WSJ does not ask the most obvious question: What is wrong with the United States that it cannot...

Jan 15, 2020

The indolence of the political elite (informally) confirmed

America is so big that many false prophecies can find enough supporters, guaranteeing a comfortable life for the elite.

Uber explained

After all the glitter of the gig economy has faded, the bare truth emerged that passenger riding, be it...

Sep 14, 2019
Remark of the day

Putin is in charge of Ukraine’s defense

November 14, 2024
Health care

At least, that is what the recent revelations about the behind-the-scenes American policy determining aid for Ukraine suggest. At the beginning of the war, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley asked his Russian counterpart, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, “Under what conditions would you use nuclear weapons?” Russians responded that they reserve “the right to use tactical nuclear weapons in the event of catastrophic battlefield loss.” In plain language, if Ukraine will be able to defend itself efficiently, Russia feels entitled to turn the war into a nuclear one. So, American support has been to keep the war going but not allow Ukraine to win. People are dying, but the military-industrial complex has its heyday.

Is Musk losing it?

August 20, 2024
Life and politics

Elon Musk claims that he is ready to serve as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trum...

$44 billion for loud lamenting

July 26, 2024
Life and politics, Media

Elon Musk warned us that “America is headed for bankruptcy.” The national debt, which is $34 trillion and gro...

Do we need the judiciary branch of the government?

July 10, 2024
Life and politics

That question comes to mind when reading critics of the recent Supreme Court decision weakening so-called Chevron deference. In t...

Between a circus and a nursing home

June 29, 2024
Life and politics, Media

I heard on BBC that assessment of the recent debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. People are still commenting. For exampl...