by Tony Wikrent Strategic Political Economy Navies are obsolete, but no one will admit it [Crooked Timber, via Naked Capitalism 04-04-2024] Rethinking tanks on the modern battlefield Stephen Bryen [AsiaTimes 04-02-2024] …The problem with adding explosive reactive armor (ERA) is that it is heavy. When you already have a 70-ton behemoth, adding another […]
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by Tony Wikrent Strategic Political Economy There Are Four Postelection Scenarios, and Not One Is Good Brynn Tannehill, March 22, 2024 [The New Republic] Secret RCMP report warns Canadians may revolt once they realize how broke they are [National Post, via Naked Capitalism 03-24-2024] “The coming period of recession will … accelerate the decline […]
by Tony Wikrent Strategic Political Economy “‘If something requires us to cease production, we will do that:’ FAA [Leeham News & Analysis, via Naked Capitalism Water Cooler 03-13-2024] “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering whether to suspend the Production Certificate of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) if it’s not satisfied changes to its safety culture […]
by Tony Wikrent Strategic Political Economy Amitav Ghosh’s Reckoning With Opium. Alexander Zaitchik, March 1, 2024 [The New Republic] His new book, Smoke and Ashes, traces the ravages of British opium on India from the eighteenth century to the present. [TW: I April 2016 I posted an excerpt from Commerce, Christianity, and Civilization, Versus British Free Trade. Letters […]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 18, 2024 by Tony Wikrent Who will guard the guardians? U.S. Government Is Hiding Documents That Incriminate Intelligence Community For Illegal Spying And Election Interference, Say Sources Public, via Naked Capitalism 02-15-2024] “Former CIA Director Gina Haspel blocked the release of ‘binder’ with evidence that may identify […]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 11, 2024 by Tony Wikrent Gaza / Palestine / Israel Israel’s Relentless Bombing Erases Gaza’s Heritage Sites [Wide Walls, via Naked Capitalism 02-09-2024] The war in Gaza is wiping out Palestine’s education and knowledge systems [The Conversation, via Naked Capitalism 02-09-2024] In the past four months, all […]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 4, 2024 by Tony Wikrent Global power shift Everything You’re Told About The Global Economy Is Wrong (interview) Philip Pilkington, YouTube, via Naked Capitalism 02-02-2024] Grab a cup of coffee. Or two cups. Starting with the Houthis and moving on from there: Summary of The Truth About The […]
This is chapter 6 of “The Construction of Reality”, one of the rewards of our 2023 fundraiser. We’ve now unlocked up to chapter 11 (There are 41 chapters in the whole book.) We are c. $1,800 from our final goal and the final reward, an article on the Middle Ages Academic crisis (overproduction and collapse.) […]