An irregular round-up of interesting reads. Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We shall never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power in a way which occasionally may also prevent its use for desirable purposes.” - From F.A. Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom"
The latest World Economic Freedom ratings are out. Spoiler alert, the U.S.A. ranks #5 behind Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland and New Zealand.
The current White House is increasingly adept at covering up, even minor racist transgressions.
America’s national security apparatus is the risk of dementia as a threat.
Fascinating observations. Likely things are correlated to having worse mental health:
Parents who had a high level of education.
Growing up in a “lower” income household.
Being considered / classified as “white.”
Living at home.
On Obmacare versus private insurance.
The value of patience remains high. Teach it. Practice it.
The EV “jobs” myth. This is such a powerful – and expensive – example of groupthink gone awry.
The “cost of healthcare” doesn’t mean what you think it does. Once again, mantras rarely equip us with insight.
Research suggesting that since 2000, US college educated adults have become both economically and culturally liberal while working-class voters have trended the opposite. If true, this suggests the current realignments are likely to stabilize for a while.
Tracing the roots of “zero-sum game” thinking amongst US adults.
Thoughts on a truly pro-labor policy agenda.
The data on which income quartile cheats the most on taxes – and the data is counterfactual to “the narrative.”
An innovative approach to recruiting law enforcement.
More evidence that school choice improves academic outcomes and reduces disparities.
A vicious cycle – the demand/reward incentive – for identity-orientated media content.
Common sense beats Freud, again. Suppressing negative thoughts, a key step to better mental health, a study concludes.
Apparently, the U.S. government’s role in the J6 Affair continues unabated, as the FBI admits it lost count of the number of informants in its crowd.
The Left of the Right.
Nationalism as a façade for corruption is noted here.
China’s debt problem is growing.
What lit the fires of our current global craze? Protectionism.
Good News! The U.S. middle class continues to grow.
Charting media bias.
The Originalist, Frederick Douglass.