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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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Links 5/11/2026 | bare capitalism

THE EARTH THROUGH THE HOURGLASS: THE SINGING PHYSICS OF SAND Atmos Why People Are Too Obsessed With Numbers To Understand…

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Guest Contribution: “Does the Productivity Curve Still Predict Recessions? Evidence from the US and the OECD”

Today, we are pleased to present a guest contribution of Dear Chen (University of Wisconsin). An inverted yield curve is…

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Links 5/10/2026 | bare capitalism

In 1998, Terence McKenna predicted that human civilization was speeding towards an endless state of chaos, a future he described…

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England Breaks Apart As Labor Falls

Yves here. I’m sure we’ll have plenty of reporting and breaking news about the UK election results on the Links…

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