Category: Economics/Class Relations

BlackRock’s pain point

August 25, 2023 Happy Friday! A confrontation between a musician and an autograph seeker has the internet picking sides and wondering if there’s “every good reason” for letting him go. (There’s a hint for you.) Speaking of letting go, BlackRock would like to rid itself of all the […]

What Makes Texas So Successful?

by Peter Zeihan on August 23, 2023 ***NOTICE OF WEBSITE DOWNTIME*** We will be making some updates to our website zeihan.com on Wednesday, August 23, starting at 8:00 pm MST. Impacts may last a few hours. We appreciate your understanding. Any further updates will be posted to Twitter.  […]

Airbnb hosts are fed up

August 22, 2023 Hiya! It might sound like a bad joke — or a case of cold feet — but a groom-to-be’s dog ate his passport two weeks before his wedding in Italy. Speaking of traveling, some Airbnb and Vrbo hosts have had enough. More in today’s big […]

Walmart’s unknown drivers

August 21, 2023 Welcome back! The key to living long might exist in a surprising place: naked mole rats. A special anti-aging process enables them to live much longer than other rodents.   In today’s big story, we’re looking at Walmart’s issues with its delivery service and the […]

Amazon’s hidden empire

August 20, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: Amazon’s data-center empire in Virginia is using as much electricity as a major city. […]

Disney’s dilemma

August 18, 2023 Happy Friday! Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” is only in its third season, but you might be surprised by how many scarves the show has already gone through for Martin Short’s character.   Speaking of Hulu, its parent company Disney is going through significant […]

Rich Men North of Richmond

Withered Rose Aug 18, 2023 Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond has become a hit single, a populist protest song that has snipped at even more than Jason Aldean’s Try That in A Small Town. Despite the dissident right having spoken quite a bit about supporting right-wing […]

What tech job recession?

August 17, 2023 Hiya! If you’ve dreamed of hanging out with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, now is your chance. The celebrity couple put their California beach house on Airbnb for a one-night stay. And it’s for free. Speaking of California, one of the state’s key industries — […]

Real estate’s new ‘hack’

August 16, 2023 Halfway there! Janet Yellen’s trip to China was almost a trip after the Treasury Secretary inadvertently ate hallucinogenic mushrooms at a popular Chinese restaurant. (Yellen said she didn’t feel any effects from the magic mushrooms, as properly cooking the fungi kills the psychedelic properties.) In […]

Startups set to hit it big

August 15, 2023 Hey there! Having a tattoo artist work at your wedding is the latest debate the internet is torn over. Speaking of outside-the-box thinking, at least one VC firm is trying to leverage AI to help it suss out early-stage startups bound for success. More on […]

Round-Table #87: “Why America will Have its French Revolution” a review

I will be joined by Keith Preston, Swithun Dobson and Terminal Philosophy to do another review of an insightful video by WhatIfAltHist: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatifAltHis…. He recently did a video entitled Why America will Have its French Revolution”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yuZp…. Tune in for a great show! My contact info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ […]

Harvard University Encourages Students To Go On Food Stamps, Even Though It’s the Richest School In The World With A $53 Billion Endowment

By Jeannine Mancini Wed, August 9, 2023 at 1:10 PM EDT· Harvard University recently organized an event to support graduate students enrolling in government food assistance programs. The Health Services office sent a flier to graduate students, encouraging them to participate in the SNAP Benefits Sign-Up event in […]

A Goldman fixer returns

August 9, 2023 Hey there! In case you missed it, here’s a complete rundown of the riverfront brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, that has taken the internet by storm.   Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is in the midst of his own fight with critics, albeit not a physical […]

What’s wrong with China’s economy?

What’s wrong with China’s economy? Victor Shih on the causes, effects, and global reverberations of a big slowdown in the world’s biggest country. Hiurich Granja Since the outbreak of Covid, China’s economy has been straining. Recently, Beijing announced stagnant GPD growth for the second quarter of the year—up […]

Is America still credit-worthy?

Harold  Maass Who does Trump’s indictment really help? Joel  Mathis Is America still credit-worthy? ADVERTISEMENT BY WISEBREAD Earn $200 After Spending $500 Brendan  Morrow Stars who have joined the picket lines during the actors strike Peter  Weber Experts are skeptical of Trump’s 2 floated legal defenses Justin  Klawans […]

VC wake-up call

August 3, 2023 Hey there! It’s a real-life “Free Willy” situation with a billionaire backing a plan to use a cargo plane to fly an orca to freedom after 53 years in captivity.   Something that’s not flying high are the valuations at one high-profile VC firm. But […]

Russian Oligarch Found Dead

Russian Oligarch Found Dead A prominent Russian tech tycoon was discovered lifeless in his Moscow office. Read More… Prince Harry and Meghan Falling Out with Hollywood Elite Beckhams reportedly cut ties with Harry and Meghan, as their Hollywood fallout continues. Read More…

How wealth impacts college admissions

Theara  Coleman How wealth impacts college admissions Rafi  Schwartz Are Trump’s indictment-inspired cash bounces starting to fall flat? ADVERTISEMENT BY WISEBREAD Earn $200 After Spending $500 Justin  Klawans The looming issue of AI commentary in sports Theara  Coleman Amputee rate in Ukraine rises to level akin to WWI […]

Morgan Stanley’s next CEO

August 1, 2023 Hiya! If you’re just getting back from a beach vacation and you’re starting to feel a little out of it, you’re not alone. Some people feel physically better when they get to spend time in salt water, a phenomenon known as thalassotherapy. Speaking of beaches, […]

What is Anaculture?

From Sabot Media Anaculture is a method by which we can abolish the State and implement a gift economy based on self-determination, horizontality, mutual aid, and solidarity. One where people contribute what work they can, doing what they are passionate about, and share in the more mundane responsibilities […]

A different recession’s here

July 31, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Busineses are growing more, spending more, and investing more. So they certainly aren’t acting like a recession is coming … well, outside the downturn in the luxury watch industry. More on that in today’s big story. We’re also covering: Leaked Microsoft surveys indicate […]

The Culture of Transgression

Our antinomian elite’s war against tradition has become a war against the working class by Michael Lind July 30, 2023, Tablet Everywhere we see our political, cultural, and financial elites bankrolling activists to dismantle traditions. While flags and slogans celebrating racial or sexual identity are proudly displayed by […]

Zuck’s wild transformation

July 30, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s wild transformation from Silicon Valley wimp to Wall Street cage fighter. […]