Tech: Adding product placements and ads in to old movies
Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally. Source: How product placements may soon be added to classic…
America’s infrastructure is getting better, not actually crumbling
What politicians and news stories don’t tell you is that America’s bridges have been steadily improving for three decades. Source: Biden’s Crumbling Bridges | Cato at Liberty Blog
White House proposes making all roads into toll roads, pay flat rate per mile
Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, said that the White House is weighing a mileage tax and special bonds to fund infrastructure. …. He spoke fondly of a mileage levy, which…
The death of small cars in America
I drive a 2015 Honda Fit and love it; in fact its the 2nd Honda Fit that I own. Unfortunately, auto makers have decided Americans only want large SUVs. Some,…
“When Disneyland reopens, it’s going to have even more of a privilege problem”
Many governments and organizations are seeking to turn tourism in a post pandemic world into an elites-only experience. Many have said they want fewer tourists who are more upscale and…
Inflation is coming
But you know we can just print money to infinity without problem: Inflation is just warming up, but by late spring it could get downright hot, even if just temporarily.…
Steak ‘n Shake ending table and order service, replacing with self serve kiosks
As far back as 2016, I wrote that many restaurants, especially fast food, would replace wait staff with self service kiosks and app-based ordering as a way to save on…
And now they say globalization does not work
I’m so old, I remember a year ago when global supply chains were the future. During the pandemic, the U.S. couldn’t import enough gloves. Recently, car makers ran out of…
EEOC finds Intel discriminated against older workers
The commission’s finding follows a five-year investigation triggered by employee complaints, which cited investigations by The Oregonian into Intel’s layoff practices. Source: Intel discriminated against eight older workers in 2015…
Superbowl appears not to have been a “superspreader” event
Florida reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday , adding 49,390 new cases. That’s down 12.7% from the previous week’s toll of 56,606 new cases of the…
1 in 12 adults in the U.S. is a millionaire
And you know that many will spin this as a negative: Modern millionaires: How a percentage of Americans made their millions More than 8% of adults in the U.S. have…
Investment strategist: “Covid-19 vaccines will end pandemic in U.S. by early summer”
Several investment firms have suggested this: “Our view is by summer — by Independence Day — we will be free of the coronavirus. We’ll reach critical mass, herd immunity in…
Large international study finds lockdowns not effective
Locking people up like prison inmates was no better than less restrictive measures: The peer reviewed study, which was conducted by a group of Stanford researchers and published in the…
Not good for summer travel hopes: Harvard Cancels Summer 2021 Study Abroad Programming
“Harvard Summer School suspended all study-abroad programming for the summer of 2021, citing concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” Source: Harvard Cancels Summer 2021 Study Abroad Programming | News |…