Near-Term Covid Analyses Point to Risk of Medical System Breakdown, Other Severe Dislocations
The Covid situation is continuing to develop not necessarily to America’s advantage.
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Flint Water Crisis: Michigan AG Poised to Indict Ex-Gov Snyder, Other Officials, Later This Week, But on What Charges?
The Michigan AG reportedly will soon bring criminal charges against ex-governor Rick Snyder and others for actions in the Flint water crisis.
Read more...‘Transparency’ and the New EPA Pollution Rule: Ripe for CRA Overturn by the New Congress
The EPA enacted a contested rule on data disclosure and rulemaking. The new Congress willl likely invoke CRA procedures and overturn it.
Read more...New York City Proposes Bill to Regulate Algorithms Used in Hiring
New York City Council proposes bill to regulate the use of hiring algorithms. Familiar issues arise that bedevil similar attempts at effective regulation.
Read more...“Build Back Better” Needs an Agenda for Upward Mobility
Why Biden’s “Build Back Better” could make a big difference for what was once the American middle class….charitably assuming he meant it.
Read more...Schaudenfreude Alert: Bezos-Buffet-Dimon Health Care Industry Disruptor Haven Makes Faceplant, Announces Closure
Even three rich smart guys couldn’t get a half baked idea like Haven off the ground.
Read more...Google Rigged Its Own Advertising Auction In Favor of Facebook for a Price (and What That Means for the So-Called Free Market)
Google fiddles with the weights and measures of commerce.
Read more...Epidemiological and Economic Consequences of Government Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Another look at Covid containment strategies.
Read more...4 Burning Questions on the Global Vaccine Rollout
Warnings of “corruption and incompetence coming together,” as vaccine distribution begins.
Read more...Antitrust Spring
Regulators and officials are dusting off antitrust rule books to go after tech monopolists.
Read more...How President Biden Can Fix our Trade Problem
Trump’s approach to trade largely failed because the problem can’t be solved by tariffs. Here’s the answer.
Read more...SCOTUS: States Can Bar Pharmacy Benefit Manager Grifting
A new Supreme Court ruling upholds the ability of states to regulate pharmacy benefit managers.
Read more...Market Capitalism
Some musings about late-stage capitalism and what it might take to fix it.
Read more...It’s the Index, Stupid! Our New Not-So-Neutral Financial Market Arbiters
An overview of the recent changes in financial markets that have come from the rise of ‘passive’ investing.
Read more...The Failure of the Public Health Establishment
Questioning whether the public health response to Covid is really about protecting the public.
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