#COLLAPSE

(((Robert Christian)))

RGC3

The tools of modern warfare and the ability of dictators to commit mass atrocities against their own people make just war theory more necessary and valuable than ever. Efforts at

Anders Åslund

anders_aslund

Why low oil prices are good:1. When oil prices were low 1981-2000, the world went through the third wave of democratization. Low oil prices breed democracy. 2. The 7 rich

Emilio Vilanova

evilanova

A non-covid19 issue but still connected about the ongoing situation of forest research in Venezuela. For many years, and thanks to the pioneering effort of many people, we have one

Rhiana Gunn-Wright

rgunns

i know that this article came out last week, but i wanted to spend the weekend thinking about black people – not racism – so i kept my thoughts to

Red Lori Bright Eyes, Please Vaccinate For Me

RedloraineV

"Tell us about cookies again!"Ok children, ok. Settle down.Well, a long time ago, when we each of us had a kitchen, we could get all kinds of food & make

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

If Brexit, then Scottish independence and Irish unification Why did the "Conservative and Unionist Party" not see that coming?The EU was the invisible glue that kept the Union togetherhttps://twitter.com/AlbertoNardelli/status/131

Lets Have The Conversation

LetsHaveTheConv

Had a great conv with @TonyReali from @AroundtheHorn about the responsibilities of parenting and the education kids receive and wanted to share it. Many will not read this but hopefully

Slothrop

gnocchiwizard

it's fall of 2002. all the news is about terrorism, al qaeda, saddam, iraq, etc. that's it, that's what's happening.if you'd said the true threat was a real estate bubble

Eric Weinstein

EricRWeinstein

You have a Maoism/Marxism insurgency in the Northwest P-O-S corridor.This isn’t the civil rights movement. This isn’t even Bernie Sanders’ “Ben & Jerry’s socialism”.Wake the hell up. Democratic donors far

Shivam Shankar Singh

ShivamShankarS

I formally studied economics, and I have a decent working understanding of inflation, money supply and how the economy functions. This COVID crisis is different! We’ve never had a supply

Palmer Report

PalmerReport

It was reported very early on that Jen Psaki was only willing to take the White House Press Secretary job on a short term basis. So it’s not surprise to

Sagar

sagarcasm

IPL should not be conducted. The nation needs Dr. Rohit Sharma, Dr. Virat Kohli and Dr. Mahendra Singh Dhoni to work in hospitals.(A thread) We should use cricket grounds for

David Dault (He, His)

DaultRadio

Listening to a report on @NPR @MorningEdition about companies reporting straight-up fictitious earnings on their financial statements. Preceding the ENRON debacle (remember that one?), the company exploited a loophole ("mark

Mike Duncan

mikeduncan

I was writing a book about the slow motion collapse of the Roman Republic during the 2016 election. Now, while writing a book about the French Revolution, I get the

Joshua Keep

JEKeep

Modern capitalism reminds me of my harmful post-trauma behaviour: Just constantly working to my limits and beyond, frying my immune system and burning out in pursuit of endless growth with

ENES the yargı machine

enesdaps

The September 11 attacks (9/11) — a thread: I will try to keep it as informative and detailed as possible but won’t put too much into it, so it isn’t