"NO ONE IS SAFE": EXTREME WEATHER BATTERS THE WEALTHY WORLD / THE NEW YORK TIMES

"No One Is Safe": Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat...

WHERE HUMAN LIFE BEGAN: THE PROMISE OF THE AFRICAN GENOME PROJECT / THE ECONOMIST

Where human life began The promise of the African genome project A Cameroonian professor hopes to illuminate human genetic diversity When th...

THREE WARNINGS FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Three Warnings for Emerging Economies The most recent World Bank outlook for emerging markets and developing economies is especially signifi...

UNDER FIRE / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Under Fire  Doug Nolan The week had an ominous feel.  Ten-year Treasury yields dropped another seven bps to 1.29% - completely disregarding ...

THE $670 BILLION COLLEGE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS UNDER THREAT FROM ONLINE SCHOOL / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The $670 Billion College-Industrial Complex Is Under Threat From Online School The global health crisis took a big bite out of higher-educat...

YOU ARE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19, AND YOU JUST TESTED POSITIVE. NOW WHAT? / THE NEW YORK TIMES

You’re Vaccinated for Covid-19, and You Just Tested Positive. Now What? Although the risk of vaccinated people becoming infected with the co...

IN BITCOIN WE TRUST? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

In Bitcoin We Trust? Coordinated cross-border policies are needed to ensure that cryptocurrencies don’t do more harm than good in developing...