Skeptic Society Magazine

How Javier Milei stopped Argentina’s double-digit inflation

The December 2026 issue of Reason explores Argentine President Javier Milei’s accomplishments and what is yet to be done. Reason Argentina was approaching monetary detonation. Its Treasury could not finance its deficits voluntarily, its central bank was effectively insolvent, and monthly inflation was accelerating above 12 percent. That was just three years ago. Today, monthly inflation has fallen below 2 percent, sovereign spreads touched...

Elon Musk Is Roasted Over Midterms Defeat

An unhinged “Elon Musk” hit the “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update desk this week to address the outcome of this week’s midterm elections — and Musk, as played by “SNL” featured player Jeremy Culhane, didn’t quite know how to address it. The real Musk, of course, spent nearly $500 million on Republican candidates, especially in his home state of Texas — which then saw most...

Coldwire by Chloe Gong – A Book Review by The Bookish Elf

At ten minutes to midnight, riot bots explode down a Button City avenue so a corporate capture unit can slip into a nightclub unseen. Within the hour, the soldier who was guarding the stairwell is on a viral video shooting the defence secretary, a killing she did not commit. That is how Coldwire by Chloe Gong begins, and it signals the big change in...

Thunderstruck: what does the future hold for lightning?

In a rock shelter in Kakadu national park in the north of Australia is an image of a being the Bininj people call Namarrkon. His flesh bleached away to reveal the bones beneath, he wears stone axes on his head, elbows and knees, and wields a great band of lightning that runs from his ankles up, over his head. Namarrkon’s journey from the Arafura...

New Balance’s Black TL900 Hiking Sneaker Is a Stealthy Gem

So far into its debut, New Balance’s all-new TL900 sneaker has appeared in stylish, earthy colorways that speak directly to its outdoorsy personality. Next, the brand is turning the lights off on the model for a classic all-black spin. New Balance’s street-savvy hiking shoe keeps its outdoor-coded details, like the chunky rubber soles, rugged protection around the toe and heel, and cozy padded uppers....