Thursday Throughput: Doomsday Rock Edition
You may have heard an asteroid is headed our way? Do we need to worry? The short answer is no. The long answer is in this week’s video:
Monthly Archive: February 2025
From Politico: Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong.
Here’s why unemployment is higher, wages are lower and growth less robust than government statistics suggest.
Deficits, Debt, and DOGE
Do I agree with everything Elon Musk is doing with DOGE? Absolutely not. Is something like what he is doing necessary at this point? Yes.
The USAID Fight Is About Power, Not Spending
If you’re a constitutionalist, you should be very nervous. If you’re a Trump supporter, maybe the alligator will eat you last.
Open Mic for the week of 2/10/2025
On this day in 1996, Gary Kasparov lost the first game of a six game match against Deep Blue
Off With Their (Over)heads: Trump Administration at War with Public Health
This is an Administration at war with public health and medical research.
Kansas City wants to Score the first Threepeat against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans
I hope you have enough queso.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Thunder Road Vendetta!
It’s a fun game that rewards ruthless aggression and everybody will have a hoot when the chain reactions start.
POETS Day! John Keats at Last, Apparently
Young and tragic opens doors. Today he’s considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.
US Presidents as Dogs
No, not as in some of the President of the United States’s personal behaviors, but comparing the leaders of America with breeds of dogs
Spaghetti on the Wall: Tariffs and Free Trade
For those who want to take on Leviathan and raise hell about any and every thumb messing with and fouling up measurements, Godspeed.
From Smithsonian Magazine: When Bonobos Know What You Don’t, They’ll Tell You. It’s a Sign of a Cognitive Ability Called ‘Theory of Mind’
A first-of-its-kind study suggests bonobos, like humans, can understand someone else’s lack of knowledge—and adjust their actions accordingly
