Rezoning cities to prioritize people instead of parking would free more space for affordable housing and encourage use of public transportation.
Friday, October 17, 2025
A Nation that Runs on Bribes: Civics Lessons from our Vaccine Rollout
If we start bribing citizens to get vaccinated, what else are we going to end up needing to bribe them to do?
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/10/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Readers, I have thrown in the towel on fixing my trackpad — clearly a software issue, since the mouse works on the login screen — and so I am reinstalling MacOS (just like we used to do for Windows). It’s only going to take three hours, also like Windows. Ugh. […]
Can a Subscription Model Fix Primary Care in the US?
The big bet of One Medical and companies like it is that greater spending on primary care will fatten their bottom lines while reducing overall health costs for their clients.
Keystone XL Developer Abandons Pipeline Project
In an apparent victory for environmentalists, the developer of the Keystone XL pipeline has pulled the plug on the project.
Who Speaks for the Mainstream in France?
The military’s ‘civil war’ letters on behalf of the ‘silent majority’ marks a shift to the Right that progressives…
Book Review: “Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives”
Maxims for ownership, because markets.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/9/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, this too will be a short Water Cooler, since I have a second post to write. –lambert Bird Song of the Day The Powerful Woodpecker (mostly calls, but occasionally exerting its power). * * * water_cooler.otln #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The […]
The United Mine Workers Strike at Warrior Met Coal
The issues and the cast of characters at Warrior Met Coal.
Head Start’s Long-Run Impacts on Human Capital and Labor-Market Outcomes
A large-scale preschool program – even one with less per-child expenditures than model preschools – can deliver long-run benefits to students.
U.S. Southwest, Already Parched, Sees ‘Virtual Water’ Drain Abroad
As the Colorado River Basin enters yet another year of drought, global companies are worsening the water crisis.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/8/2021
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The Front Lines of Climate Change: Cyclone Yaas and the Sundarbans
Cyclone Yaas smacked India and Bangladesh in late May. Its most severe impact was on the Sundarbans, the vast delta the two countries share.
