Israel’s Destructive Bombs, and DeSantis’s Costly Ground Game
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U.S. to Clamp Down on Financial Firms That Help Russia Buy Military Supplies
The Biden administration is planning to crack down on banks and financial services firms that are helping Russia evade strict sanctions on access to military technology and equipment that are…
Biden Supports Israel. Does the Rest of America?
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Migrants are Begging in Brooklyn Neighborhoods That Voted for Trump, Sparking Hostility and Help | naked capitalism
Yves here. This article gives a vivid, albeit small frame, picture of how the increase in migrants under the Biden Administration has led to a great deal of localized friction…
How to Make Recyclable Plastics Out of CO2 to Slow Climate Change | naked capitalism
Yves here. Perhaps readers will tell me I am wrong, but I find the claims made in this article about CO2 to plastic to be fantastic. At best, they omit…
Opinion | Barring Trump From the Ballot Would Be a Mistake
When Donald Trump appeals the Colorado decision disqualifying him from the ballot in that state’s Republican primary, the Supreme Court should overturn the ruling unanimously. Like many of my fellow…
Opinion | The Joy of Communal Girlhood; the Anguish of Teen Girls
OK, I’ll admit it. When I first learned of hot girl walks, I tried it: Go on a walk, think about how hot you are, do not talk (or think)…
The Year the Leaf-Cutter Ants Took Manhattan
It was a cold, gray afternoon in December, and at the American Museum of Natural History, a half million leaf-cutter ants were hunkered down in their homes. The ants typically…
This Gorilla’s Caregivers Face Familiar Questions About Aging
This month, as the patient lay anesthetized on a table, a cardiologist made a half-inch incision through the skin of his chest. She removed a small implanted heart monitor with…
Opinion | A Christmas Tale of Love and Heartbreak
What I liked most about church was that it was our thing together, mine and my mom’s; my dad golfed on Sundays and my brother, Gerry, who was 11 years…