Sunday Reads...

​An irregular round-up of interesting reads.  Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:
 
Quote of the Day:
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”  - Henry Ford

• Does genetics account for intelligence?  This twin study suggests 70% of it does, or put another way, all that parenting and schooling effort packs a little less than a third of impact.
• Rings true:  We judge those we know more harshly than those we do not.
• Yikes, crime is indeed at adecade high.
• The DOD reports China is working toward 1,000 nuclear warheads, including 300 ICBMs today.
• Interesting data on the differences in personal savings in finances amongst religious groups.
• Does Paid Sick Leave policies lead to not more time off to raise families but to more abortions?  Odd evidence abounds.
• Fascinating observation:  Does subscribing to identity politics create a mental health well-being challenge?  Evidence suggests so.
• The illegality of forced (compelled speech) union dues revisited.
• On speech, has the rising generation been taught wrong?
• A meditation on trust and mistrust in medicine.
• George Will on why identity politics are toxic to the dignity of personhood.
• A riveting conversation between Stossel and Rand Paul on Fauci.
• Reconsidering Orwell’s 1984 – or realizing its shelf-life.
• A mediation and praise for more etiquette.
• A solid reflection on why free speech for thee means free speech for them.
• Lessons learned from a high-tech boarder failure.
• Long-term impacts of early exposure to air-pollution studied.
• Odd.  Some evidence that hospital closures had little impact on infant health.
• Looks like the Gulf States have done it – transformed their economies to be resilient against the loss of oil exports.
• Bill Mahar advises against college: