Patient(s) Zero
Iran Fallout
Courtesy of Scott Galloway, No Mercy/No Malice
Sometimes the canary in the coal mine is an early warning system. Other times, a dead canary is a false positive that causes panicked miners to stampede to the surface, crushing each other in the...
Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones
By Iain Boyd, University of...
Can British drones help secure the strait of Hormuz for international shipping?
By Arun Dawson, King's College London
After pressing allies for support – and being...
Can British drones help secure the strait of Hormuz for international shipping?
By Arun Dawson, King's College London
After pressing allies for support – and being...
From the strait of Hormuz to Malacca, global trade relies almost entirely on these five narrow waterways
By Gokcay Balci, University of Leeds and Ebru Surucu-Balci,...
Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
By Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines and Adam Charles Simon, University of Michigan
Demand for...
US waives shipping regulation to ease fuel, fertilizer deliveries
By Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver of Jones Act shipping regulations...
Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella
By Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame
Canadians are openly discussing...
Donald Trump, Petropresident
Follow the Gulf oil money
By Paul Krugman
Why did Donald Trump attack Iran? Did he believe that a quick victory would boost his...
The Disappearing Off-Ramp in Iran
The options for ending the war keep getting fewer and worse.
By Thomas Wright, The Atlantic
The window for Donald Trump to end...
President Donald Trump is increasingly at the mercy of forces he unleashed but can’t control — so he’s taking aim at the umpires. Gas prices surging. Unemployment climbing. War with Iran threatening to engulf his presidency. The fracturing of his political coalition. The collapse of his signature …
The 21st century is more likely to belong to Beijing than to Washington — at least that’s the view from four key U.S. allies. Swaths of the public in Canada, Germany, France and the U.K. have soured on the U.S., driven by President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions, according to recent results …
To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers
By Linda Qiu, NY Times
For years, the agricultural sector has faced a tight labor market...
Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon
A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon...
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, is playing a central role in major diplomatic negotiations — including talks involving Iran, Gaza, and Ukraine — while...
Phillips O'Brien on Iran
How clueless are our leaders? Very
By Paul Krugman
Another month, another war — this one looking like a complete c*******k. I spoke...
The Latest Economic Numbers Are Brutal for Trump
There’s an increasing chance that the economy will be in recession come the midterm elections this fall.
By...
Not just Patriot interceptors: A defense expert explains the various weapons US and allies use to defend against missiles and drones
By Iain Boyd, University of...
In the two videos below, geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer of Eurasia Group explains what he believes is happening in the U.S.–Iran war. While Donald...
The War With Iran Could Reshape the Global Economy
By Prof G Conversations
Scott Galloway interviews Peter Zeihan (March 9, 2026)
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Dario Amodei’s Oppenheimer Moment
It came earlier than expected.
By Ross Andersen, The Atlantic
More than a year before his recent standoff with the Pentagon, Dario Amodei, the...
Oil isn’t just fuel: Iran conflict could disrupt markets for everything from plastics to fertilizers
André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tensions in the Middle East...
GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
By Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis
A patient...
Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
By Sagar Lekhak, Rochester Institute of Technology
At least 57 nations have...