James M. Buchanan, Segregation, and Virginia’s Massive Resistance
Later “Nobel” prize winner James Buchanan took his first policy stance by supporting segregation in Virginia via proto charter schools.
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2:00PM Water Cooler 11/10/2020
Covid charts ~ Can Biden avoid Obama’s mistakes? ~ Manchin on fundamental change ~ Biden transition and Silicon Valley ~ Candidate concessions ~ Vote challenges ~ Boeing 737 ~ Pfizer’s vaccine makes me queasy ~ Book hoarding
Read more...The Language of Slavery
A language directive via the New York Times! Will it take hold?
Read more...Victims of Nuclear Bomb Tests on U.S. Soil 75 Years Ago Continue to Seek Justice
The US conducted nuclear tests that damaged the health of generations of New Mexico residents—who remain uncompensated.
Read more...Who Is Michèle Flournoy, Biden’s Rumored Pick for Pentagon Chief?
Rumor, as in press reports, has it that Biden plans to install uber hawk Michèle Flournoy as Secretary of Defense.
Read more...“What It Took”: The Price of Democrat Victory in 2020
A cri de couer about election 2020.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/9/2020
~ “Bright college days” ~ Election fraud affidavit emerges, sorta ~ is Pfizer Son of Gilead? ~ GSA “ascertainment” and the Biden transition ~ Malls on the upswing, or not? ~ Mason jar shortage ~ Shutting up Amazon Echo ~ SAD ~ Karl Kraus
Read more...The Collateral Damage to Children’s Education During Lockdown
High-quality before and after tests in the Netherlands suggest at-home lockdown education was a complete bust for primary school kids.
Read more...All About Exit Polls (with a Plea for Caution and Reporting)
The two major exit poll vendors, their methodological challenges, why we don’t know which is more trustworthy, and a plea for reporting by humans about humans
Read more...Links 11/8/2020
Replacing Rentier Capitalism Is One of the Defining Challenges of Our Age
Housing itself is just the most egregious tip of a very large iceberg. Everywhere you look, COVID-19 is widening the gulf between those who own assets and those who owe debts.
Read more...Whining Pundits
Quelle surprise! Some pundits are trying to distance themselves from their pre-election calls.
Read more...Jobs Picture Emerges of Weird Recovery to Historically Awful Level
Jobs not galore. And the target keeps moving.
Read more...Why Google Is Facing Serious Accusations of Monopoly Practices
The regulatory worm seems to be turning against Google in many countries, even in the U.S. where it had been hibernating.
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