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Links 5/14/2026 | bare capitalism

Physicists find evidence that the universe is not perfectly uniform – which could reveal a 100-year-old Live Science cosmology model…

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“Trade Currency” is a misnomer

The United States, like many other countries, uses a double-entry accounting system to track certain aggregate statistics known as National…

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‘Pensions in Our Hands’: Belgian Workers Take to the Streets in General Strike Against Austerity Measures

Yves here. Disturbances, planned and unplanned, will erupt as many experience a sudden drop in their standard of living and…

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My best interview with Bob Spitz

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is a summary of the episode: Bob Spitz has written a great…

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The Russian Triad Is Now on the Same Page About South-Eminating Threats from NATO

Yves here. This observation from Andrew Korybko explains one of the many ways in which Russia defends its position, politically…

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Links 5/13/2026 | bare capitalism

What Makes a Great Bookstore? The Culture Dump (Micael T) Why Every Great Story Follows the Same Ancient Pattern Ancient…

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Links 5/12/2026 | bare capitalism

Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys Wall Street Journal (Li). No, not OpenAI. We missed this on our first run. It…

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The Fairness Trilemma in employment

Economists like to draw triangles. In trade, you cannot have high taxes, no retaliation, and fixed prices. In monetary policy,…

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How the Green Revolution Happened: Food Programs and Policies Undermine Food Security

Yves here. This short but very important article by Jomo explains how the Green Revolution eliminated food security as it…

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Putin’s Misleading Factoids on Russia-Israel Ties

Yves here. This is a welcome downgrade of the notion that the Israelis and Russians are besties, since Putin is…

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