Justice Department Sues eBay Over Unlawful Sales of Pesticides, Other Products
eBay is often accused of selling fakes, like knockoff Hermes ties. The Feds are suing eBay for selling real, as in really dangerous, wares
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Links 10/3/2023
Ukraine’s Unraveling, the Funding Row, and Coalition Wobbles
Project Ukraine is having another bad week.
Read more...America’s Bad Math Scores Are a Problem, Experts Say
From STEM fields to national security, employers and experts raise new alarms about U.S. students’ subpar math skills.
Read more...Happy Talk About US Slowdown a Recession Warning as China Growth Also Weakening
Recession complacency means things are wobblier than they seem.
Read more...No Energy Transition Unless Tech Can Make It Cost Competitive: BlackRock
What happens to countries and populations that can’t afford higher cost green energy?
Read more...Ukraine Endgame Accelerates as Congress Denies Any Funding in Stopgap Bill and Fico Wins in Slovakia Vote
Project Ukraine is going wobbly.
Read more...Links 9/30/2023
Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
Google is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick.
Read more...Human Prehistory: How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?
A meditation on prehistory.
Read more...The Neoclassical Growth of China
A model finds that China closely tracked the trajectory of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Does this claim hold up to close scrutiny?
Read more...Links 9/29/2023
IM Doc on the Corruption of Public Health and the Breakdown of Medical Practice in the US
Sadly, famed short seller David Einhorn’s saying applies to US public health: “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse.”
Read more...Kick Start or Kick Over — Can The US Defeat Russia in the Lithium Battery War?
Russia’s substantial lithium reserves and very competitive production costs imply that Russia will soon become a critically important source.
Read more...$100 Oil Is Bad For The Economy (And For OPEC+)
$100 a barrel oil does not bode well for the economy in the US and even more so around the world. What might the political fallout be?
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