8 Billion Souls
8 Billion Souls By the time you read this, the counter above will have probably hit 8 billion (1). Screenshot from World Population Clock World population is projected to reach a new milestone — 8 billion people — tomorrow on November 15, 2022. According to United Nations Population Fund chief Natalia Kanem: “Eight billion people, it is a […]
War in a Changing Climate
War in a Changing Climate
Europe May See Forced De-Industrialization As Result Of Energy Crisis
Europe May See Forced De-Industrialization As Result Of Energy Crisis European industries including ferroalloys, fertilizer plants and specialty chemicals are shutting down as a result of the ongoing energy crisis. Certain industries may not come back, even if the energy crisis eases. An increasingly tight regulatory environment is another reason for de-industrialization in Europe. The […]
It Isn’t Cognitive Dissonance. It’s Doublethink
It Isn’t Cognitive Dissonance. It’s Doublethink Certum est, quia impossibile. Cognitive dissonance is when people feel discomfort due to discrepancies in their own thoughts or beliefs. As an example, someone who takes pride in being honest, feels such discomfort when he tells a lie. Another example of cognitive dissonance is the discomfort felt by members of […]
The Decline of the West: Spengler in Today’s World
The Decline of the West: Spengler in Today’s World Timelessness of thought and vision in world politics is a rare mark of grandeur. Oswald Spengler’s The Decline of the West, written a century ago, deserves this distinction as it reads like it was done yesterday. The German historian-philosopher wrote in 1922 that the centuries old West-European-American […]
#242. The dynamics of global re-pricing
#242. The dynamics of global re-pricing IN SEARCH OF EXPLANATIONS SUMMARY There is a growing acknowledgement that the World economy has entered a new era. We know that the cost of capital is trending upwards, with adverse consequences for asset prices. But there’s been remarkably little inclination to examine the underlying processes that are causing this […]
UK Food Inflation Hits Record High As Discretionary Income Evaporates Ahead Of Dark Winter
UK Food Inflation Hits Record High As Discretionary Income Evaporates Ahead Of Dark Winter Brits have watched double-digit inflation wipe out any wage gains in one of the worst cost-of-living crises in a generation. Many have gone into debt, paying for things such as food, energy, and shelter. Others have been left with little or […]
Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year
Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year Electricity and gas prices are soaring across Europe, with bills close to double from last year in most European capitals, according to new data from the Household Energy Price Index—a monthly tracker of energy prices for households across 33 European capitals, including the 27 EU member […]
Regardless of Who’s Elected, Imperial Corruption Rules the Nation
Regardless of Who’s Elected, Imperial Corruption Rules the Nation But in the meantime, enjoy the political theatrics down on the sand-strewn floor of the Coliseum. While the much-touted differences between America’s political parties get obsessive, hysterical attention, the sameness of Imperial corruption, waste and squalor regardless of who’s in power gets little notice. Scrape away the […]
11 Signs That Economic Activity Is Plunging Off A Cliff
11 Signs That Economic Activity Is Plunging Off A Cliff Have you noticed it too? There has been a dramatic shift in the economy in recent days. It has been sudden and it has been severe. All over the country, sales are falling like a rock, inventories are piling up to alarming levels, and large […]
Arthur Berman: “The Devil is in the Diesel”
Arthur Berman: “The Devil is in the Diesel”
The UN Reveals Plan To BAN All Fossil Fuels
The UN Reveals Plan To BAN All Fossil Fuels I want to go over and address this climate change summit. The cop37 or whatever it’s called in Egypt has allegedly produced some extremely inflammatory rhetoric. Absolutely insane. The scary reality is that if this rhetoric continues, it could kill hundreds of millions of people. I’m […]
The decoupling canard won’t die…
The decoupling canard won’t die… aka, ‘Green Growth is an oxymoron’! I keep coming across people contending that decoupling will allow continued economic expansion, whilst reducing emissions. I put together this summary of rebuttals: This is a great starting observation from Tim Morgan at Surplus energy economics: “At the same time, we should dismiss the […]
Oil Prices Are Primed To Spike This Winter
Oil Prices Are Primed To Spike This Winter The EU embargo on seaborne Russian crude oil exports and the G7 price cap on Russian oil are both less than a month away. While a global economic slowdown and weak oil demand in China have capped prices, looming supply disruptions will likely send oil prices higher. […]
Tucker Carlson: The U.S. is about to run out of diesel fuel
Tucker Carlson: The U.S. is about to run out of diesel fuel
