Economy
Inflation Is Not Going Away
The latest PCE inflation report confirmed exactly what I have warned. Inflation was never “transitory,” and the Federal Reserve has completely lost control of the narrative. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, core PCE, rose 3.3% annually in April, up from 3.2% in March and well above the Fed’s mythical 2% […]
Empire
Self-Engineered Decay: Why Israel’s Political Collapse Cannot Be Separated from Its War Crimes
For those unfamiliar with the intricate machinery of Israeli politics, the unanimous 110-0 vote to dissolve the Knesset on May 20 appears to be an earth-shattering event. On the surface, it looks as if the days of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition of far-right extremists are numbered. The reality, however, […]
Activism
The Great “Red Hat” Psyop: How the Establishment Co-Opted MAGA
They promised to “Drain the Swamp” and end the “Forever Wars,” but from cabinet picks to new military interventions, the MAGA movement has been successfully co-opted by the neoconservative uniparty, with the help of a spineless influencer class that convinced the base to love the boot simply because it was […]
Health
Current Ebola Outbreak Continues To Worsen, Worrying Health Officials
The current Ebola outbreak is worsening, alarming most health officials. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus has caused rulers to impose travel restrictions and emergency responses as suspected cases continue to grow. The outbreak has revived international concern not only because of Ebola’s deadly reputation, but also because of other […]
Tech
AI’s Coming Reality Check: When the Physics Finally Hits the Hype
In five years, we’ll all likely be chuckling and shaking our heads over AI. Because today, the tech feels free and limitless, doesn’t it? People are generating endless content: images, videos, memes, code snippets, social posts. Companies are bolting AI onto products by default, the way every Fortune 500 company […]
Crypto
BIS project finds tokenization could make cross-border payments faster, safer
Project Agorá, backed by major central banks, will now move toward “real-value” testing to settle tokenized central bank money and bank deposits on blockchain rails. What to know: Amajor experiment led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that tokenization could help fix some of the biggest pain points in cross-border […]
Solutions
How to homeschool a kid who hates to write
For whatever reason, some kids hate to write. I don’t mean they dislike it, or they’d rather not today, thank you. No, I’m talking about those kids for whom writing “The cat sat on the mat,” requires the physical effort and mental stamina of climbing Pike’s Peak (but probably with […]