Commodities
The First Pillars of Civilization: Hot Water and Affordable Food
Inflation Bites Another month, another sky-high CPI print: at 9.1%, the highest year-over-year inflation since 1981. Of course, the methodology of constructing this index has changed over the decades; if the methodology employed in 1990 were used today, the reported rate would be 17.3%, according to ShadowStats. Even this is Read more
Energy
Energy Chaos In Europe and the Transition to a Green Economy
Current events in Europe show that even if it’s inexorable, the decarbonization of the global economy is unlikely to be smooth. The latest drama swirls around natural gas and the new German government elected in November, which includes more powerful representation from the Green Party than ever before. The Greens Read more
