Link posts 27 Jan 2026

Keynes’s Bancor idea needs revisiting in wake of Trump - Alan Kohler, ABC The US-dollar-centric financial system is weakening under rising US debt and political instability. Keynes’s proposal for a shared global currency, Bancor, is resurfacing as countries such as China and the BRICS seek alternatives to US financial dominance and a fairer trade system.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer on the “Stupidity” That Led to Hitler’s Third Reich From prison (1943-45) Dietrich Bonhoeffer warned that rising power can make people lose their independent thinking. He saw this “stupidity” as a danger that helped Hitler gain control and commit evil. Today, his warning reminds us to be careful when political power grows too strong.

French lawmakers vote to ban social media use by under-15s Legislation, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, would make France the second country after Australia to take such a step (The Guardian)