The news on the EU and UK fronts is less than promising. It looks good only compared to rampaging cops on this side of the pond.
Friday, December 26, 2025
Why Americans Are Tiring of Social Distancing and Hand-Washing – 2 Behavioral Scientists Explain
Most people are not neurotic enough to maintain disiplines like social distancing over long periods of time.
COVID-19 Impact on the Fashion Industry: Slow Down
The pace of the wasteful fashion industry will slow as we learn to cope with COVID-19. Will sustainability become more than a buzzword?
The Federal Reserve’s Coronavirus Crisis Actions, Explained (Part 7)
This is part 7 of my ongoing coverage of the Federal Reserve’s Coronavirus actions.
Riot or Resistance? How Media Frames Unrest in Minneapolis Will Shape Public’s View of Protest
Data on media bias in covering protes
Why New Infrastructure Is a National Imperative
Time to do something about America’s creaky infrastructure.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/29/2020
COVID charts of Southeast Asia ~ Biden leaves basement ~ Klobuchar veepstakes ~ Briahna Joy Gray ~ Pollsters ~ Manufacturing, personal income, consumer sentiment ~ Hydroxychloroquine ~ SIR models ~ Cannabis in ancient Isreael ~ Minneapolis “thugs”; mystery man with umbrella ~ Monet
COVID-19 in Mauritius and Other Tourist Paradises: A Progress Report
Mauritius coped well with Covid-19 despite its tiny size and the importance of tourism.
Death, Suicides, And The Pandemic Economy
The data on suicides and economic distress is more muddy than you’d expect.
Uber Destroys More Value: Demolishes Bikes from Failed Rental Businesses Rather Than Donate Them
Uber behaves badly yet again.
Heiner Flassbeck: The Euro Arrangement Is Faulty
Heiner Flassbeck shows it defies macroeconomic logic to promote surpluses for Germany, prohibit government deficits everywhere else and forbid the central bank from acting as the central bank of each Euro member.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/28/2020
COVID, charted globally ~ Biden to reach youth vote through financial planning seminar ~ Biden sharts (!) ~ Klobuchar’s karma ~ Trump and seniors ~ Peter Strzok’s wild memo ~ Manufacturing, housing, GDP, retail ~ Carbon as a cash crop ~ Remdesivir hype ~ Ulysses S. Grant ~ Skateboarding
