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When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls
When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls
Authored by Daniel J. Smith via The Daily Economy,
How does Paris get fed? Frédéric Bastiat famously explained in Economic Sophisms (1845) how market exchange reliably provisioned the (then) million people of Paris with agricultural produce from the countryside that they were able to enjoy "peaceful slumbers...not disturbed for a single instant...."
In stark contrast, Bastiat predicted that there would be "much suffering within the walls of Paris - poverty, despair, perhaps starvation..." if a presumptuous minister decided to replace the market with their...
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Sep 11, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Now They Think Babies Can Be Racist...
Now They Think Babies Can Be Racist...
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
A woman sat in front of a camera this week and told the internet she had witnessed a "racist baby"...
Not a joke account. Not a sketch. A straight-faced lecture about an infant who looked at someone for a few seconds - and, in her telling, revealed the original sin of race hatred barely out of the womb.
The woman declares that "watching children mirror racist behavior is WILD." She describes a baby staring at her 'friend of colour',...
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Sep 18, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Defense Stocks Fall Out Of Favor. Polymarket Might Have The Answer As To Why
Defense Stocks Fall Out Of Favor. Polymarket Might Have The Answer As To Why
The S&P Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index is little changed year to date, despite conflicts across Eurasia and expectations that a coming rearmament cycle will substantially boost missile and bomb production. The muted performance highlights a disconnect between investor appetite and the Trump administration's anticipated expansion of defense production.
Allyson Gordon, UBS head of Americas sector specialists, explained in a note to clients on Thursday that US aerospace and defense stocks were being weighed down by...
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Feb 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Orders Halt To 'Woke' Anthropic Technology Across All Federal Agencies
Trump Orders Halt To 'Woke' Anthropic Technology Across All Federal Agencies
Update (1603ET): An hour before a 5PM ET deadline, President Donald Trump directed 'EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology," posting on Truth Social that "We don't need it, we don't want it, and we will not do business with them again."
According to Trump:
There will be a six month phase out period for agencies already using Anthropic products
If Anthropic isn't 'helpful' during the transition, Trump will pursue civil and criminal charges
Defense secretary Pete...
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