Climate: We must stop consuming carbonated beverages
The end of soda – global soda consumption produces 0.001% of global carbon emissions. If you are serious about NetZero, you know what you must do.
Demographics: Voter partisanship formed when young
According to the "impressionable years" hypothesis, young people form their political leanings based on contemporary events when they are young. But there is a glaring weakness in this hypothesis ...
Public health followup: Covid cases continue to decline
The apocalyptic late summer/early fall Covid-19 triple-demic surge has not happened.
Climate: Mandate free school lunches to fight climate change
Yes, free lunches to fight climate change.
Automation: Cost of running fast food restaurants
The cost of running fast food restaurants is becoming very expensive, for many reasons. The result will be increased use of automation and customer “DIY” systems like app and kiosk…
Workforce: Ageism is ingrained in the work world
Employers much more likely to hire someone less than 45 years old. After that, participation in the labor force begins to drop off sharply. According to an OECD report which…
Economy: Americans grew rich by borrowing from their future
Not even a peep about how government transfer payments increased household wealth – by taking on huge government deficits: US household wealth surged at record pace during pandemic, Fed says…
Climate, Economy: We must ban air travel because of inequality
That and because climate. For those that fly, it’s one of the largest chunks of their carbon footprint. But because most people don’t fly, it emits just 2% to 3%…
Climate: “Climate change will kill 1 billion people”; we should execute climate change deniers
A professor argued for the execution of anyone labeled a climate denier. He believes in academic freedom for himself, but not for others - those that disagree should be executed.…
Automation: Multiple restaurants working to add robots
Automation continues to be added to many restaurants, which will lead to a reduction in head count.