Not very: How meaningful are “consumer sentiment” surveys?
Well publicized "consumer sentiment" public surveys largely see the public regurgitate the negativity recently fed to them by doomer media and social media posts.
Economy, Policy: Social Security has been in a downfall since the 1980s
The situation in the 1980s was exactly the same as today - with fears of SS running out of money in the 1980s. Here we are in 2025 and nothing…
Transportation: California turning I-80 into a toll road
Out of area visitors who do not have a Fastrak pass will be mailed a bill for the toll PLUS a $10 penalty fee.
Health: ACA subsidies likely to end
ObamaCare has failed and most individual market enrollees will no longer have health insurance. It seems unlikely Congress has a solution.
ACA’s Confusing Numbers – how many signed up for ACA insurance?
Official data on enrollees is inconsistent, contradictory and misleading. Also most people had pre-X condition protections before the ACA.
Economy: Should homes be turned in to multi-unit room rentals?
Should we tax "unused rooms"? And what is a unused room?
Health: The ACA and pre-existing conditions
Many incorrectly believe there were no pre-existing condition exclusioin protections before the ACA passed in 2010. This is not true, however.
Immigration: Sanctuary policies, and how other countries deal with this issue
The US - and sanctuary cities and states - have historically taken a relaxed approach to illegal immigration. Other countries do not treat US citizens so nicely.
Real-time “crowd size estimates” tend to overestimate – by a lot
Be skeptical of crowd size estimates, especially those with a political context.
Updated: Nutrition science is about climate, animal rights, and labor abuses
This was originally posted in April 2025. This has been updated to note Stanford’s Christopher Gardner’s role and his conflicts of interest in promoting a “plant-based” diet via the USDA…