Peer Review Is Broken—Here’s How to Fix It
[This article was coauthored by Michael R. Jenkins, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Mississippi State University.] Within academia, there seems to be a growing consensus that the peer-review system—once the backbone of academic scholarship—is broken. But is it irreparably so? Perhaps. At the very least, the breakdown of its […]
Economy
A Flashing Red Warning Signal: In California, Gasoline Is 6 Now Dollars A Gallon And Diesel Is Now 7 Dollars A Gallon
You have probably noticed that gasoline is starting to become extremely expensive. That is really bad news for all of us, because our entire way of life depends on cheap energy. We can’t make stuff without energy. We can’t move stuff without energy. That is why the cost of energy […]
Empire
Romania Strikes Back and Humiliates the EU After Their 2024 Electoral Coup
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire On May 5, 2026, the pro-European government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan collapsed in a parliamentary no-confidence vote engineered by an unlikely but explosive alliance: the Social Democrats (PSD) and the sovereigntist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR). The motion passed with 281 votes, well above the 233 threshold in Romania’s 464-seat parliament. Ten months […]
Activism
Podcast: Gaza, Cuba, Global Sumud Flotilla, And More
Caitlin and Tim discuss the Israeli abduction of Global Sumud Flotilla activists hundreds of miles away from their territorial waters, US war plans for Cuba, Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans for Gaza, the billionaire propagandist who owns Politico, motherhood, misogyny, and more. As usual, please leave us your questions, comments and […]
Health
UK Healthy Life Expectancy Plummets
People living in the United Kingdom will be spending fewer years in good health as “healthy life expectancy” plummets. The UK is going backward compared to most other “wealthy” countries. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK has fallen by about 2 years, to just over 60 years for both […]
Tech
The Invisible Occupation: How Palantir and AI Built a Financial Prison the Masses Cheered For
As the state unleashes AI to police your bank account, starving the beast with decentralized privacy networks is the ultimate act of peaceful defiance. We are living in an occupied nation, but the occupying force didn’t arrive in tanks or uniform. They arrived in server racks and boardrooms, selling our […]
Crypto
DeFi can freeze stolen funds, but not everyone agrees it should
Crypto faces backlash for freezing stolen funds and for doing nothing, with expectations pulling in opposite directions. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are stepping in to freeze stolen funds while centralized issuers face criticism for holding back. A recent intervention on Arbitrum saw attacker-linked assets frozen after a major exploit, while some stablecoin […]
Podcasts
#643: Why I Fired Myself | Scott Armstrong
Working for the Man has always sucked, and they even write songs about it. Some people thrive in a structured environment with set expectations and defined rules, while others simply cannot be contained by a 9-to-5 job and daily commute. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well inside the anarcho-capitalist […]
Solutions
Peer Review Is Broken—Here’s How to Fix It
[This article was coauthored by Michael R. Jenkins, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Mississippi State University.] Within academia, there seems to be a growing consensus that the peer-review system—once the backbone of academic scholarship—is broken. But is it irreparably so? Perhaps. At the very least, the breakdown of its […]