A new program to give a monthly stipend and other support to homeless young people in New York City is showing promising initial results.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The (Attempted) Israelisation of Latin America
“We hope and believe that 2026 will be the year of Latin America,… one in which we see a positive change in the relations of the continent’s countries with Israel.”
Europe Can Impose Costs on Trump Over Greenland, But Looks Too Craven To Try
Though it seems highly unlikely given weak and incompetent leadership in Europe, it has cards to play to stymie Trump’s Greenland grab.
Inside the Economics of Venezuela’s Elusive Oil Reserves
Debunking Trump Venezuela oil claims.
Coffee Break: Bari Weiss’ CBS Not an Auspicious Beginning to Total Info Control
Bari Weiss’ CBS tenure so far shows that for Larry and David Ellison, buying a media empire is one thing, imposing total information control is another.
Polymarket Manipulation and Other Guessing Games
How Polymarket traders using tools like “insider finder” to identify positions that look based on special intel can be fleeced.
Greenland and Irrational Responses to the Crisis of Capital Accumulation
The case that the tech bros desire for freedom cities and need for AI energy is driving the Greenland obsession.
“We Are Watching Critical Thinking Disappear in Real Time” Due to AI Addiction: 40% of Kids Can’t Read, Teachers Quitting in Droves
How AI and device overstimulation are producing students with severe deficiencies in reasoning and information processing skills.
‘Could I Be in Their Cabinet?’: Big Business Eyes Up Reform
How Nigel Farage’s ‘anti-establishment’ party began a love affair with lobbyists and industry leaders.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Ballad Of Orin (1977) Run Time: 1H 58M Plus Bonus Jazz!
Ballad of Orin is a movie about brief flashes of beauty in an ocean of despair.
What Can We Do for the 250 Million and Counting Displaced by the Environmental Crisis?
A call for a new comprehensive legal framework for climate refugees to safeguard vulnerable populations and protect those who may be at risk in the future.
