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The WSJ reported Monday that state AGs, who include many Republicans, are poised to step up enforcement against big tech. Interesting times may lie ahead.

Shall We Kill the Hay Exports or the Cows?

Hay has become a scarce resource in Australia, and not for the best reasons.

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/11/2018

Today’s Water Cooler: China trade, EU talks, the left and foreign policy, Raimondo, spook candidates, elections and money, electronic voting, small business optimism, blockchai bezzle, deep fake videos, gender equality, war on cash, meth makes a comeback

Michael Olenick: Digging Into Data on the Student Loan Scam

A data dive shows that the student loan business is at least as bad as you think it is.

Fighting Opioid and Painkiller Addiction

How the misapplication of an early study on opioid addiction risk help pave the way for overly-casual prescription of these drugs.

UK Consumers Sour on Plastic Packaging

Surveys indicate that consumers are souring on the ubiquitous use of plastic packaging– at least in the UK. Yet these shifts alone won’t be sufficient to address the problem. Governments must up their regulatory game, and global action is necessary.

Links 9/10/18

Don Quijones: Credit-Cardholders & Bank Customers Burned Again as New IT Chaos Breaks Out in the UK

Another IT outage in the UK serves as pushback to the war on cash, with even the ECB conceding it doesn’t foresee a totally cashless society, leaves those relying on credit cards alone to make payments vulnerable.

Links 9/9/18

Dengue on My Mind: Spending on ‘Diseases of Poverty’ Not Enough to Create Effective Vaccines

A drop-off in funding for vaccines for ‘diseases of poverty’ is another consequence of the financial crisis. A recent study laments bleak prospects for breakthroughs on malaria, tuberculosis, dengue, and other diseases. Climate change is expanding the range where these diseases may be contracted.