The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

This is quite insane even by current US standards www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

This doesn't sound very good:
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When Helping the Poor Became a Tax Strategy Social Enterprise and Poor Law in pre-Famine Ireland

I wrote up a short piece about the influence of the introduction of the poor law on the formation of microfinance in pre-famine Ireland. A key influence was the extent of inequality in the countryside
open.substack.com/pub/eoinaldo...

Some thoughts on The Wealth of Nations at 250 Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations turns 250 this year.

Substack on Wealth of Nations at 250. I focus on book 5 and the limits of the market, i.e., the invisible hand doesn't defend itself: open.substack.com/pub/eoinaldo...

Christian zionism explains a lot
spectator.com/article/pete...

The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite How the self-styled know-it-alls atop the knowledge economy want to dismantle the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake

Anti-intellectualism or just philistinism?

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Opinion | ‘An Operational Success and a Huge Strategic Failure’

"A fool may throw a stone in a well, but 100 wise men cannot remove it":
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/o...

Beyond GDP: Measuring and Valuing What Really Matters Rethinking the UN’s “beyond GDP” agenda and the case for putting wealth at the centre

Substack on a recent letter sent to the UN Secretary General about how current beyond GDP is heading in the wrong direction

open.substack.com/pub/eoinaldo...

Trump’s protectionist Nixon redux takes a darker turn than the original Tricky Dick’s trade and currency war gave way to a pivot towards the multilateral

Historical parallels to the 1970s: Trump’s protectionist Nixon redux takes a darker turn than the original - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The global wave of energy rationing Governments from Bangladesh to Zambia impose measures to cut fuel demand as Middle East conflict cuts off flows

Fuel rationing is here: The global wave of energy rationing - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world Population ebbs and flows are having geopolitical consequences.

Nice piece on economics of demographic dynamics theconversation.com/from-youth-b...

I am late to the game but here's my substack, first post is contextualising the UK productivity puzzle (inspired by class on British relative decline): open.substack.com/pub/eoinaldo...

U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon More than 850 Tomahawks have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, alarming some Pentagon officials because the weapon’s supply is limited.

US munition stocks running low (and undermining deterrence):
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Half of voters cutting back on energy and eating out - and panic buying fuel UK already in ‘war economy’ mindset as 50% of public cut their spending

After teaching about the impact of WWI on UK economy, I was a bit taken aback seeing "war economy" on the front page of the Independent this morning: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

I had a time series of mangrove carbon export for many years, and then it was hit by Hurricane Irma. The result is some pretty interesting science.

People want mangroves to take up more CO₂ from the atmosphere, but with climate change and more extreme storms, they're probably going to do less. 🧪

@eoinaldo.bsky.social introducing Morgan Kelly’s James Watt lecture on the ‘mechanics of the Industrial Revolution’

Great article www.reuters.com/commentary/b...

More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good Some new findings show that AI has certain benefits, such as reducing barriers for students with learning disabilities. But overall, more evidence is needed to understand how AI influences learning.

Danger for educational attainment of future generations:
More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good share.google/8imuHI0YyczW...

The UK is struggling to achieve its aims on clean energy Our economy remains highly fossil fuel-dependent partly because we are not electrifying in the desired way

The UK is struggling to achieve its aims on clean energy - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

The art of the deal

Nice to see Smith appreciated for more than the father of the "invisible hand". I made this word cloud of the Wealth of Nations and it reflects the diversity of thought.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Adam Smith Is Still the GOAT After 250 Years I’ve long thought that calling Adam Smith the father of economics seriously understates his significance. In some ways he was indeed the first economist, and The Wealth of Nations, published 250 years...

Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations 250 years ago this week. It remains as relevant, misunderstood and enlightening as ever, says @opinion.bloomberg.com's Clive_Crook www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

Religious zealots waging war: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/troops...

‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

Surge in sink holes:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS A Thought Exercise in Financial History, from the Future

So effectively its the collapse of effective demand www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic

Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT In a meeting with high-level clergy, Pope Leo XIV urged priests to avoid the temptation to use AI to generate homilies.

What a time to be alive: futurism.com/artificial-i...

Meet Einstein Einstein is an AI with a computer. He logs into Canvas every day, watches lectures, reads essays, writes papers, participates in discussions, and submits your homework — automatically.

What could possibly go wrong? 🤷

Botswana’s diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko As Botswana’s president here is my plan to renew this country’s beleaguered health system – and my vision for a stronger Africa

Important article

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...