There was a time when debates about determinism and free will belonged to philosophy departments and late-night dorm room conversations. They were enjoyable precisely because they seemed harmless. Whatever the answer, life went on. Courts judged, doctors decided, teachers taught, and politicians were still—at least nominally—held responsible for their actions. That era is over. Artificial…
Historically, plasma and light-based healing has been pushed aside, ridiculed, or buried, while chemical medicine took over. Not because plasma doesn’t work, but because it doesn’t fit the business model. You’ll only hear about plasma in whispers, Telegram groups, and word of mouth – not hospital brochures. That’s because when healing becomes fast, decentralized, and…
Spot BTC ETFs registered their sharpest outflows on record through November and December as prices dropped 20%. What to know: U.S.-listed spot ETFs experienced their worst two-month stretch on record through November-December, with net outflows totaling $4.57 billion. Bitcoin’s price dropped 20% during this period, reflecting a decline in institutional interest. Ether ETFs lost over…
How much private credit has been put in place but isn’t in the official credit total is unknown and very likely unknowable. That means total systemic risk is also unknowable. Everyone wants to lend us money now, even though they’re not banks: the insurance company Progressive offered us a loan, PayPal offers us a business loan…
Account freezes, social and financial erasure, and political blacklisting, without trial or conviction. This is no longer the domain of distant authoritarian states but a growing feature of the European Union’s sanctions regime. Behind the rhetoric of liberal democracy, the EU has constructed a mechanism that can be turned inward, targeting its own citizens and…
This past month was dominated by domestic and international political issues with volatile headwinds impacting markets. Let’s survey the landscape to see what these key stories are. Some of them are well-known but have hidden twists. Others are not well-known at all but will have equal or greater weight as time goes on. The Political…
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil addressed viewers in what appeared to be a pre-recorded promotional segment aimed at repairing more than a decade of reputational damage and announcing changes to the program. He acknowledged that the corporate media outlet had “missed the story” too often and, in doing so, had lost the trust of Americans….
California state experiences a payroll contraction during the first eight months of 2025, marking the largest job decline since COVID. The state’s 5% unemployment rate is above the national average and has remained so for the past 19 consecutive months. Over 173,000 jobs disappeared from California from January to November 2025, a 14% annual increase,…
Are we on the brink of a worldwide nightmare? Many have described what we are currently experiencing as a “perfect storm”. We have been getting hit with one crisis after another as global events have greatly accelerated in recent months. But now it feels like the next chapter that we are entering is going to…
The bitcoin price’s 2025 price swung above $125,000 before falling to around $87,000, reflecting a shift from speculative rallies to macro-driven market forces. Bitcoin’s price action in 2025 pointed to a market shaped less by speculative and impulsive excess and more by macro forces. The bitcoin price traded through a wide range last year. According to Bitcoin…
