Trump’s ill-fated attempt to copy Israel’s ‘mowing the grass’ strategy
Brandan Buck: From Venezuela to Iran, the president thinks he can avoid ‘the forever war trap’ but that is exactly what we’re going to get.
Natural Capitalism and its Degeneration
Today’s capitalism reflects a tragic reality: artificially oversized corporations; monetary systems designed for credit expansion; recurrent financial bailouts; state-financed armed conflicts; and selective subsidies granted to favored sectors. Rather than promote general prosperity, the prevailing order tends to secure recurrent benefits for a narrow group while transferring its costs to the rest of society. This is not an excess of capitalism but its degeneration: the inversion of an institutional order originally meant to coordinate knowledge, responsibility, and production.
Bonds Treasury yields climb as bonds sell off and fear grows that Fed rate cuts are off the table
The 10-year Treasury yield — the benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — added nearly 10 basis points to 4.382%....
Is Trump really planning a ground invasion of Iran?
“[The Pentagon] announced the deployment of 5,000 marines and sailors, as well as USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship, to the Middle East, signalling the possibility of a ground operation.”
61% on non-MAGA Republicans support the war
Politico: Support for the war among all Republicans remains solid, even among non-MAGA GOP. Republicans only oppose wars when a Democrat is president.
Saudi Arabia predicts oil will spike to $180
“I don’t think $150 is out of the question in another month…You start talking about June, I’ll give you $180.”
In the Pink
[Free Will: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Pink (Oxford University Press, 2004; x + 134 pp.)]
