An irregular round up of interesting reads. Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:
What better place to start than with some substantial book porn, here (and above).
The data clarifies: WFH (work from home) employees are less productive. More here. Yet, WFH boosts golf rounds played mid-week. Four!
Keeping in mind the difference between correlation and causation, charting the delta in mental health and partisan viewpoints, here.
Charting the timeline on the forthcoming government Central Bank Currency, here.
More claims spreading from the Wuhan, China lab.
Six states that are driving the US economy (and they are not California nor Michigan), here.
The health benefits of vacations appear to outlive the time-off, here.
America is moving (south).
Is Autism a death sentence in the Netherlands?
Voters seem to want business leaders to focus on goods-and-services and leave the politics and cultural issues to the public square, here and here.
After 80+ years, big government's "War on Poverty," found a failure.
Ouch. The military recruiting crisis is real - in unrelated news, celebrations break out in China, Iran, and Russia.
The inherent paradox of uncharitable charity studied here.
Culturing the "waste of time" meetings here.
Research suggests that policy makers are slow to adjust their beliefs in the face of adverse outcomes. Reality “bites” as they say.
When governments hike taxes, work safety is jeopardized. One more reason to resist the taxman.
The value of reading at young(er) ages, has a likely profound return.
Democrat Governors fail their states when it comes to firm sight selection.
How the existing Electoral College helps protect against partisan election fraud.
“Fake news” found nearly no impact on voter turnout. A counterfactual for some for sure.
Irrational exuberance: Tracking the rise of Zombie Firms.
The harm of fads – also known as the danger of groupthink virtue signaling – as exemplified by the paper straw craze.
Who could have guessed? The more you know, the less anxious you are about climate “change.”
Ugh. Chill people! Thirty million Americans support violence to stop the will of the people.
Family well-being fueled by gratitude, not government hand-outs.
Election clerks seen as largely nonpartisan as they execute partisan nominated offices.
Interesting data on the role authoritarianism plays amongst Democrat primary voters.
Clergy and congregation political alignment surveyed.
How to handle a pandemic? The best outcomes come from following the “science,” not just what a group thinks, but what many bureaucrats dictate. Or: Follow Sweden. The evidence is in, the data is precise, better education, economic and health outcomes - here.
