How Three Prior Pandemics Triggered Massive Societal Shifts
Some past pandemics ushered in massive changes….but only with massive death levels. So can the powers that be rest easy with Covid?
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“Why I’m Voting for Donald Trump”
An illustration that some and perhaps many Trump voters don’t fit mainstream media stereotypes.
Read more...As of September 29, 2020, 5 Federal Courts Have Ruled Against the Postal Service
The Postal Service is getting whacked for service degradation that critics believe has a lot to do with upcoming voting by mail.
Read more...How Corruption is Becoming America’s Operating System
A new book by Sarah Chayes shows the US descent into a level of corruption usually associated with places like Nigeria and Afghanistan
Read more...Brexit: Confrontation
The Brexit process is as ugly as ever.
Read more...WATCH: Katie Porter, Squad Members Eviscerate Big Pharma CEOs Over ‘Exorbitant’ Drug Prices
ngresscritters go after drug price gouging. But what will it take to make it stop?
Read more...Election Violence in November? Here’s What the Research Says
Why worries about violence and worse, fascism come the fall are largely suburban pearl-clutching as opposed to well-founded fears.
Read more...The Problem With California’s Electric Dream
Even with a 15 year runway, California’s electric vehicle plans don’t look achievable.
Read more...Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity
learing up some confusion on herd immunity, a key topic in Covid-19 policy debates.
Read more...Live Blog: Presidential Primary Debate #1 in Cleveland, OH.
Game on…..
Read more...Shareholder Capitalism’s Ugly Legacy
Debunking some of Milton Friedman’s destructive ideas, such shareholders, who only have residual claims in a company, ought to come first.
Read more...How Donald Trump Abandoned Workers After Promising to Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.
Restoring manufacturing to the US is a tall order. Not surprisingly, Trump’s approach has been unserious.
Read more...The Minimal Effects of TV Debates Between Candidates
Despite the hype surrounding the US presidential debates, they do little to shift voter views.
Read more...Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” Covid-19 Vaccine Development Program: Dominated by Military Personnel, Accused of Corruption
Operation Warp Speed is a public/private partnership set up by the Trump administration, which is developing several vaccines for Covid-19 in parallel.
Read more...Fiscal Federalism and the COVID-19 Shock in the US
The COVID-19 shock has significant negative consequences for the finances of US state and local governments, especially since they are bound by balanced-budget requirements
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