Alex Karp Has Money and Power. So What Does He Want?
Alex Karp never learned to drive. “I was too poor,” he said. “And then I was too rich.” In fact, Mr. Karp, a co-founder and the C.E.O. of Palantir Technologies,…
Stranded in Space? NASA Doesn’t See the Starliner Astronauts That Way.
If you go somewhere expecting an eight-day trip and end up not being able to leave for eight months, most people would consider that “stranded.” That is what has happened…
The Confidants Guiding Harris for the Most Important Days of Her Life
Her revamped presidential campaign has quickly added loyalists from her 2019 primary bid. Her former aides have returned to write a convention speech and see her through a debate against…
‘There Is No Childhood in Gaza’
The war in Gaza had barely begun when 9-year-old Khaled Joudeh suffered an unimaginable loss. His mother, father, older brother and baby sister, along with dozens of other relatives, were…
Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants
During the turbulent summer of 2020, President Donald J. Trump raged at his military and legal advisers, calling them “losers” for objecting to his idea of using federal troops to…
For Abortion Providers, a Tough Business Gets Even Tougher
Providing abortion services has always been a difficult business, with tiny-to-nonexistent profit margins and often-challenging logistical obstacles. And the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson two years ago, which…
Lebanese Officials Say Israeli Strike Kills at Least 10
An Israeli strike killed at least 10 people overnight in southern Lebanon, the country’s health ministry said Saturday. Israel’s military said that it had targeted a weapons warehouse in the…
Home Improvement | naked capitalism
Yves here. With homelessness a rising problem all over the US due to the seemingly neverending rise of home prices in excess of wage increase, this Montana program is a…
Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post describes a failure of US regulation and a hazard to public safety. It also confirms the consequences of subsidizing gas and fuel prices with no thought…
Diving Into New York’s Murky Green Waters, Searching for Treasure
Adam Riback has spent a lifetime thinking about what lies beneath the surface. Growing up in Sea Gate, a small community on the western tip of Coney Island, Mr. Riback,…