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January 2026 Jobs Report – Has the Trend Changed?

January’s U.S. jobs data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics clearly illustrates the cyclical stagnation and weakness beneath the surface of the headline...

Waymo Admits Vehicles are NOT Autonomous

Touted as cutting-edge AI technology, Waymo’s autonomous self-driving technology is actually based on a group of human operators based in the Philippines. A top...

EPA to Repeal Greenhouse Gas Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration is on the verge of repealing the 2009 “endangerment finding” that formed the legal and...

PRIVATE BLOG – Ukraine a Wildcard?

PRIVATE BLOG – Ukraine a Wildcard? Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please...

Market Talk – February 11, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 closed • Shanghai increased 3.612 points or 0.09% to 4,131.985 • Hang Seng increased...

One Person, One Vote System

Voter ID laws have finally passed, but in Somalia. Somalia has taken a step this year toward a “one person, one vote” electoral system with mandatory voter...

Discord to Require ID – Internet Surveillance Measures Expand

Discord will begin enforcing mandatory global age verification by requiring users to submit a face scan or government ID to access adult content and full platform...

Holiday Sales Disappoint

The Commerce Department’s advance retail sales report for December revealed that total US retail receipts were essentially unchanged from November, coming in flat...

California, Marxism & A Debt Crisis In the Making

The reality one would think that most governments are acutely aware of the risk of capital and talent will flee when designing regulatory policies and targeting the...

Market Talk – February 10, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,286.60 points or 2.28% to 57,650.54 • Shanghai increased 5.283 points or...