Introduction: ‘To Govern The Globe’ | naked capitalism
Yves here. It’s always perilous to take issue with some of the theories advanced in a book second-hand, as in a review. However, one of the contentions that Tom Neuburger…
How ‘Dupes’, Fast Fashion and China’s Economic Slowdown Spell Disaster for the Luxury Sector | naked capitalism
Yves here. A fashionista colleague has been telling me for some time that luxury brands have been in the crapper for some time, confirmed by occasional stories at the Financial…
How Los Angeles Can Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses | naked capitalism
Yves here. Perhaps readers will beg to differ, but there seems to be some flawed assumptions in this piece. First is that the decision on how much and how to…
NATO as the Fly in Russia’s Baltic Sea Soup | naked capitalism
Last week NATO announced that it is increasing its presence in the Baltic Sea. The pretext is damage in recent months to undersea cables allegedly caused by ships associated with…
Knowing Less About AI Makes People More Open to Having It in Their Lives – New Research | naked capitalism
Yves here. I found this to be a truly depressing article about AI receptivity, since it ignored, as most discussions do, serious issues about the limits of AI and how…
Close to 30 Million Americans Face Limited Water Supplies, Government Report Finds | naked capitalism
Yves here. Virtually from the inception of this website, we warned that potable water would be the first resource to come under critical stress. as of then (mid 2000s) that…
Four Lawsuits Targeting DOGE Filed Immediately After Trump Swearing In Demand Compliance with FACA, Other Laws | naked capitalism
I’d grumbled to Lambert about the lack of discussion among self-styled Trump resisters of litigation to counter some of the obvious lawbreaking initiatives Trump planned, with DOGE, intended to serve…
How Trump 2.0 Could Herald a New Age of Authoritarian Capitalism | naked capitalism
Yves here. It seemed appropriate to go with the news flow and thus provide an extra helping of Trump coverage. Please filter out the upset in the opening paragraphs about…
Trump Shreds Emoluments Clause with New Memecoin while Norms Fairy Weeps (and Melania Joins the Fun) | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. On the Friday before inauguration day at 9:00pm, President-elect Donald Trump released a memecoin, $TRUMP, that by Sunday was valued at $58 billion, making him…
The Next Unwind of Social Guarantees: Home and Medical Insurance | naked capitalism
The just-started fight over how and how much to pay for houses destroyed or damaged in the extensive and still-burning Los Angeles foreshadows yet another ratchet down in living standards…