By Daniel BrouseAugust 6, 2025 A recent study published in JAMA Health Forum, titled “Global Estimates of Lives and Life-Years Saved by COVID-19 Vaccination During 2020-2024”, provides powerful evidence of the lifesaving impact of COVID-19 vaccines. The study estimates that vaccinations prevented 2.5 million deaths globally over the 2020–2024 period. The sensitivity analysis suggests a […]
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The Deadly Nexus: Climate Change, Pathogens, and Political Denial
Posted in Business, Environment, Finance, freedom, Global Warming, Government, health and wellness, International, liberty, Medicine, Politics, Science, Security, Society
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Tariffs, Sanctions, and Sensibility: Rethinking U.S. Trade Policy in the Age of Climate Crisis
by Daniel Brouse August 5, 2025 I’ve been reflecting on the ongoing trade war and its broader implications—not just economically, but in terms of logic, consistency, and environmental sensibility. A recent twist involving Russian sanctions highlights how disconnected U.S. policy can be from its stated goals. Just this week, Trump threatened to raise tariffs even […]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, freedom, Global Warming, Government, health and wellness, International, liberty, Politics, Science, Security, Society, Trees, War And Peace
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The Hidden Costs of Gasoline: Why Misguided Fuel Policy and Climate Denial Are Driving Prices—and Inflation—Higher
by Daniel Brouse August 3, 2025 Gasoline prices continue to climb across the U.S., and many are quick to blame geopolitical tensions or oil company profits. But two less visible factors are placing sustained upward pressure on prices—while simultaneously exposing the broader economic and environmental costs of our current energy system. 1. Refinery Constraints: A […]
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Firing the Facts: Trump Ousts BLS Chief Amid Job Market Slowdown, Undermining U.S. Institutional Credibility
In a stunning move that has already sent shockwaves through global markets, Donald Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following the release of data showing a significant slowdown in the U.S. job market. The report, published earlier today, revealed rising unemployment and declining job creation—data that sharply contradicts the […]
Labor Market Flashpoint: Surging Unemployment Meets Stubborn Inflation in a Dangerous Economic Crosscurrent
Today’s employment report revealed a sharp and concerning weakening in the U.S. economy. Most notably, revised unemployment figures showed a significant and unexpected rise in joblessness—underscoring a deterioration that had previously been masked by overly optimistic initial reports. At the same time, job creation numbers came in well below expectations, signaling that hiring is slowing […]
Tariff Chaos: How Mixed Signals in the Global Trade War Are Reshaping Markets
by Daniel Brouse July 31, 2025 Details emerging from the ongoing global trade war are wreaking havoc across key economic sectors, revealing deep inconsistencies and unintended consequences in tariff policy. One of the most notable cases involves the newly announced 50% tariff on copper imports, which initially sent shockwaves through the commodities markets. Prices spiked […]
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Climate Change as an Interdisciplinary Crisis: Physics, Mathematics, Economics, and Earth Sciences
BuyLow.com and SellHigh.com are companion platforms dedicated to exploring climate change as an interdisciplinary crisis—spanning physics, mathematics, economics, and earth sciences—while aiming to explain the most complex science in the simplest, most practical terms. By the early 2000s, my lab partner (a physicist from Ohio State) and I developed a theory of nonlinear acceleration in […]
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A Record Year of Climate Chaos Costs
by Daniel Brouse July 29, 2025 The Soaring Real Costs of Climate Disasters in America By July 2025, the United States had already racked up $93 billion in weather-related disaster damages—the highest annual total ever recorded this early in the year, and before a single hurricane has even made landfall. This figure, which typically reflects […]
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Racing Toward Irrelevance: How U.S. Protectionism, Anti-Science Rhetoric, and Policy Failures Are Fueling China’s Rise in AI and EVs
by Daniel BrouseJuly 29, 2025 China has decisively surpassed the United States in both electric vehicle (EV) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The latest milestone came as Shanghai officially approved robotaxis for commercial operation, with Pony.ai and WeRide among the first companies to receive permits. Pony.ai now stands as the first company authorized to operate […]
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A Fiscal Red Flag: U.S. Borrowing Surges by Over $450 Billion in a Single Quarter
During the July–September 2025 quarter, the U.S. Treasury now expects to borrow $1.007 trillion in privately held net marketable debt, based on an assumed end-of-quarter cash balance of $850 billion. This revised estimate marks a dramatic increase—$453 billion more than what was projected just three months earlier in April 2025. This surge in federal borrowing […]