2:00PM Water Cooler 6/10/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Patient readers, I could not get to Stats today because I got wrapped round the axle on the House Capitol seizure hearings. –lambert Bird Song…
Links 6/10/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
January 6/Capitol Seizure House Select Committee Hearings Live Blog/Open Thread
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The hearings begin at 8:00 EDT. How to watch: Major television networks including ABC, CBS, CNN, and NBC/MSNBC are expected to air the hearings in…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/9/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Towhee (hat tip, MT_Wild). Oaxaca, Mexico. If you have a suggestion for a sparrow species, please leave it in comments.…
Links 6/9/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/8/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Dark-eyed Junco (hat tip, MT_Wild). British Columbia, Canada. If you have a suggestion for a sparrow species, please leave it…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/7/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day White-throated Sparrow (hat tip, Randy). New York, United States. And whole chorus of other birds! If you have a suggestion…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/6/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Patient readers, I need to finish up a post on brain fog, so this will be an Open Thread. Enjoy! –lambert * * * Contact…
Will “Living With Covid”™ Even Be Possible? (Because What About the Brain Fog?)
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Fortunately, I don’t have long Covid (and the anecdotes below make it clear that I would know if I had it). I don’t have it…
Links 6/6/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
Mobile Internet Access and the Desire to Emigrate
Lambert here: My impression is that mobile technology, penetration, and services are far better in the so-called “Third World” than they are in the United States. Joop Adema, PhD candidate,…
Did New Ambassador Bridget Brink Undermine President Biden’s Ukraine Rockets Policy Her First Day on the Job?
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Spoiler: Readers, you’ll get a throw a flag on the Betteridge’s Law violation. But I’m not completely sure that my chain of logic has no…
Links 6/5/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
Q&A: The Causal Relationship Between Inequality and Climate Change
By Nick Cunningham, an independent journalist covering the oil and gas industry, climate change and international politics. Originally published at DeSmog. Climate change has worsened global inequality, with poorer countries…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/3/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Golden-Crowned Sparrow, Alaska, United States. This is Sparrow week at Naked Capitalism (which I think I will continue next week).…
Links 6/3/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/2/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day House Sparrow, Texas, United States. “Early morning flock chorus,” plus barking dog. This is Sparrow week at Naked Capitalism. “Sparrow…
Links 6/2/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/1/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Lincoln’s Sparrow, and how we need one (hat tip, drumlin woodchuckles). This is Sparrow week at Naked Capitalism. Ontario, Canada.…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/31/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Sparrow week at Naked Capitalism. New York, United States. If you’ve spotted any sparrow species, let me know!…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/27/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Tanager week at Naked Capitalism. Sao Paolo, Brazil. * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but…
Links 5/27/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/26/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Tanager week at Naked Capitalism. New York, United States. * * * Politics “But what is government itself,…
Links 5/26/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/25/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Tanager week at Naked Capitalism. From the Dominican Republic. “Sparrow ID Guides from Macaulay Library and Bird Academy”…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/24/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Tanager week at Naked Capitalism. Splendid background of insect sounds, from the Dominican Republic. * * * Politics…
Unpacking Tucker Carlson on WHO’s “Pandemic Treaty” (So-Called)
“But you gotta know the territory.” –Meredith Willson, The Music Man By Lambert Strether of Corrente. I hold no brief for WHO’s performance during the Covid pandemic, as readers know.…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/23/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Patient readers, I must finish up a post on WHO, so this is an open thread. Enjoy! –lambert Bird Song of the Day This is…
Links 5/23/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
The Pandemic Isn’t Over Until It’s Over for Everyone
Lambert: ‘Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. By Pastor Daniel Schultz, a United Church of Christ minister in Wisconsin. Republished from Alternet. Two weeks ago, Anthony Fauci, chief medical…
What to Know about Monkeypox (So Far)
In this post, I’m going to do a rapid round-up of what I can find out about the monkeypox outbreak. Fortunately, from our experience with Covid, the relevant conceptual categories…
Links 5/22/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
Rising Cereal Prices and Political Violence in The Croplands of Africa
By David Ubilava, Senior Lecturer of Economics, University of Sydney, Justin V. Hastings, Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics, University of Sydney, and…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/20/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Evening Grosbeak Week at Naked Capitalism. Ontario, Canada. From the Media Notes: “Old apple orchard, overgrown…. Single male…
Links 5/20/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/19/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Evening Grosbeak Week at Naked Capitalism. Apparently, there are four types of Evening Grosbreak; this type 4. Colorado,…
Links 5/19/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/18/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Evening Grosbeak Week at Naked Capitalism. Apparently, there are four types of Evening Grosbreak; this type 2. Tahoe…
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Evening Grosbeak Week at Naked Capitalism. Apparently, there are four types of Evening Grosbreak; these are dawn “chatters”…