Category Archives: feral elite
Looters
The US is enduring late-stage capitalism where it’s more profitable to loot rather than to create or build. Even worse, the looters are celebrated as “makers” rather than the takers they obviously are. Under Trump’s benevolent gaze, the financiers that … Continue reading
Galt’s Gulch
Elon Musk did an interview recently where he moaned about not being able to go the the store or do normal things because he’s worried about security in the wake of the Charlie Kirks assassination and the murder of the … Continue reading
The Klept
Under Trump the US has emerged as a kleptocracy, where the president has built up a system of private patronage networks that provide kick-backs. It’s a criminal enterprise masquerading as a presidency. I mean, the fact that Trump maintains a … Continue reading
Too Big to Fail
Is AI too big to fail? The question has come to the forefront now that Wall Street and big tech firms are inflating a massive AI bubble in the hopes that it will somehow work out, but if it doesn’t, … Continue reading
Catch and Release
Why does the economy suck for most Americans even as economists and economic journalists paint a rosy picture? Rich people don’t care all that much about chemistry, astronomy or archeology but they damn sure care about economics and political science, … Continue reading
Divided We Fall
In concert with the war against immigrants and critics of Israel, the Trump Administration has announced sweeping measures against “leftists”. The attacks are driven by the dystopian national security directive–NSPM-7 , which tasks federal law enforcement with rooting out domestic terrorists … Continue reading
The Great Unraveling
“Things fall apart and the center cannot hold” I’ve been writing about the travails of our feral elite since I started this blog yet I’m shocked by how fast our country is falling apart. The examples of the gross incompetence … Continue reading
How They Operate
A perfect world for the banksters and tech-bros would be where all the profits accrue to them while all the costs fall on the society they claim doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, that’s kinda where we are at. Even worse, this unbearable … Continue reading