Your daily policy brief to explore emerging topics and discover top-notch policy material about fields that impact and inform our preparedness like Economics, Geopolitics, Climate Change, Science & Technology and more, hand-selected daily for you.
As always, we prepare for the worst, but hope and pray for the best!
Daily Policy Topics
Economics
Are Professional Forecasters Overconfident?
Why competition with China is getting tougher than ever
Homebuyer’s Down Payment Hits ‘Record High,’ Surging Nearly 15 Percent In A Year
Faced With Stagnant Domestic Growth, China Starts A New Global Trade War
US Manufacturing ISM Signals Accelerating Stagflation As PMI Turns Downright Apocalyptic
Geopolitics
America Is Losing Southeast Asia
‘Jenin Is Just the Beginning’: Israel Planning More Escalations in West Bank
Putin Will Never Give Up in Ukraine
Xi’s Economic Policies Might Work—Just Not for China’s Citizens
Putinism and Russian Ideological Shifts
How Russia’s Military Went From Feared Power to Failing Force
Russia-Mongolia Relations and Global Nuclear Dynamics: A Comprehensive Analysis
Climate Change
“Atlantic Tropics Are Completely Broken”
Does carbon leakage through international trade reduce the effectiveness of carbon pricing policies?
Norway’s Forests Have More Than Tripled in a Hundred Years
Science & Technology
From World Champions to State Assets: The Outsized Impact of a Few Chinese Hackers
Halliburton Data Stolen in Oil-Sector Cyberattack
The all-powerful judge taking on Elon Musk
The problem of algorithmic bias in AI-based military decision support systems
Media Giant CMG Bragged About Eavesdropping On Phone, Laptop Or ‘Smart Home’ Microphones
American Politics
Why Should Red States Get Greentech Investments?
Busted Spy In NY Gov. Hochul’s Office Received Millions From China, Bought Posh Homes & Ferrari
911 Call Alleges 32 Venezuelan Gang Members Overran Chicago Apartment; Police Response Time One Hour
Can They Really Reinvent Kamala Harris In 70 Days?
Robert Reich’s Call To Arrest Musk Is “Siren’s Call Of Every Authoritarian”
Good News!
Good News in History, September 3
Tuscany’s New Airport Terminal Will Have a Vineyard on the Roof, Obviously
Michigan’s Robust Renewable Energy Powered 1 Million Homes in 2023 from Wind and Solar
LEGO Paying Out of Pocket to Make Half the Plastic in Its Bricks from Renewable Materials by 2026
Quote of the Day
“A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.”
– Mario Puzo
