61% of Americans See Trump’s Iran War as ‘Mistake’, Far Outpacing Disapproval of Vietnam and Iraq: Poll

61% of Americans See Trump’s Iran War as ‘Mistake’, Far Outpacing Disapproval of Vietnam and Iraq: Poll

“In Iraq, it took more than three years to reach that high. In Vietnam, it took six years.” More than 6 in 10 Americans now say President Donald Trump’s war in Iran was a “mistake,” according to a poll out Friday from the Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos. Within two months, the war—which has inflicted thousands of civilian deaths and caused…

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Why We’re Helpless When Things Break Down

Why We’re Helpless When Things Break Down

Only then do we realize that by optimizing profit and efficiency, we’ve also optimized systemic failure. In my essay AI, Money, Human Nature and the Problem with Problems, I refer to boundary conditions but didn’t offer a thorough explanation of the role this concept plays in understanding not just how the world works but more importantly, how things break down. Boundary…

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Prediction markets are ditching the ‘casino’ label to become a regular part of how people track the news

Prediction markets are ditching the ‘casino’ label to become a regular part of how people track the news

A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry driven by retail users who are trading more frequently on everything from crypto to politics. What to know: Prediction markets are shifting from occasional, event-driven bets to continuous platforms built around frequent, smaller trades by retail users….

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UK Healthy Life Expectancy Plummets

UK Healthy Life Expectancy Plummets

People living in the United Kingdom will be spending fewer years in good health as “healthy life expectancy” plummets. The UK is going backward compared to most other “wealthy” countries. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK has fallen by about 2 years, to just over 60 years for both men and women, making Britain…

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