Category: News

On Dec. 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot. Shockingly, the public’s outcry of support has been for the accused murderer, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione. Socionomics calls its first and best witness – social mood – to explain why.

The March 2 Oscars award show was filled with glitz, glamour and lots and lots of gore! Socionomic explains why this has been a “watershed year” for bloodshed in cinema.

The measles outbreak continues to increase in scope and severity across the U.S. Socionomics provides some much-needed clarity as to why.

Will the U.S. wage war against Mexico’s drug cartels? The March 2025 Socionomist explains why the ultimate lynchpin is social mood.

The March 2025 Socionomist cover story “Tariffs Turned ‘On’ Again” by Chuck Thompson asks the $4.2 trillion-dollar question: “Why tariffs? Why now?”

Can the winning team of the upcoming Super Bowl 59 predict whether a bull market is here to stay? Answer: Only if you’re counting head injuries! Read more.

Since 2023, the line of striking workers has begun resembling a millipede. Potentially next in line: Costco Teamsters. From a socionomic perspective, conditions are right for a rise in labor stoppages.

The countdown to Superbowl LIX, airing on Feb. 9, has begun! But increasingly, enjoyment over the game is being intercepted by fears over the safety of its players. This is where the brand-new February 2025 Socionomist steps onto the field.

The Covid pandemic was horrifying. The only thing more horrifying is to think it – and deadly disease events like it – are completely random. From a socionomic perspective, they’re not.

In 2024, Russia waged a perceived “war with the west” as the U.S. and NATO lent military support to its adversary, Ukraine. But the proverbial shot over the bow wasn’t fired in February 2022. It was first heard in 2007, vis a vis the chart of the RTSI!