The world was abuzz this week with the news that former President Joe Biden had inked a $10 million deal to write his memoir, leading pundits and analysts everywhere to wonder what new information may be contained in the upcoming book. And the dedicated journalists here at The Babylon…
In what we now understand were completely theatrical attempts to control the Covid-19 pandemic, experts demanded and politicians mandated all sorts of intrusive policies. Mask mandates were one of the most obvious. School closures. Lockdowns. Curfews. Capacity limits. Fear campaigns. The list is and was endless. And…
Big change in the military is typically framed as a “revolution” or “transformation” and is almost always about “innovating” and “adapting” to new technology. Yet the most important—and most worrisome—form of change is usually not driven by technology. Simply, it is the loss of military effectiveness, often coming as…
Boeing’s deep ties to U.S. trade deals boost its stock despite safety failures, DEI quotas, and poor performance—proof that corporatism, not capitalism, is flying the plane. The other day, while reading the details of the Trump Administration’s trade deal with Japan, I noticed something I thought was peculiar. Among other provisions…
Several things happened in Britain this month that caught my eye. Straight-A student Courtney Wright, age 12, was sent home from the Bilton School in Warwickshire for wearing a Union Jack dress to school on Culture Celebration Day. Veils, head coverings, and Kinte cloth were…
How the institution of medicine covers up the inevitable harms of its unsafe therapeutic toolbox. Every now and then, regardless of how difficult things are or how much you begin to doubt what you are doing, you will come across something that reminds you that what you are doing…
We have to decide whether the Epstein story is child rape or Mossad blackmail. If “child” is defined as under the statutory age of female sexual consent, in the US depending on the state, a child is a female under 16 years of age, under 17 years of age,…
German police have raided Alternative for Germany (AfD) MEP Petr Bystron’s property for the 22nd time, using the pretext of his connection to the defunct Voice of Europe website, which was run by a man exiled from Ukraine. The house raid came while Bystron was in Washington D.C., meeting with Trump…
No jobs are safe from AI. Some may be better insulated but AI is coming for everyone. Exactly Which Jobs Will AI Take First?July 17 (King World News) – Gerald Celente: AI will slash Amazon’s white-collar workforce in the years ahead, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a staff memo last month.
So far the 2020s seem more chaotic than previous decades. Based upon current events, economic and sociological data, and looking at historical cycles like the 4th turning theory and Peter Turchin’s research, it looks like there will be a major historical crisis this decade. In contrast, the 2010s felt very stagnant,…
