Time to start hoarding again
Yesterday, I completed a long cross country driving trip. On the last day, we encountered a restaurant that had just gone out of business, other restaurants that are back to…
Has he heard of Starlink? “Virginia Gov. Northam announces plan for universal broadband by 2024”
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced Friday that the commonwealth will invest $700 million of federal funds to provide universal broadband to its residents by 2024. Source: Virginia Gov.…
Executive Order on “right to repair” may have broader “ripple” effects
US President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order that will give farmers the right to repair their own tractors, said Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary in a…
Economist shows correlation between economists and idiots
R^2 = 0.25. This is not a correlation. In case he deletes the chart
Study finds that lockdowns – in the real world – did not reduce deaths
SIP = Shelter in Place In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing and SIP policies. These policies are designed to slow COVID-19 transmission by limiting physical…
California dependent on international immigration for growth
“Our demographers anticipate we will return to slightly positive growth 12 months from now as the pandemic is brought under control and we see changes to immigration policy,” he said.…
Federal Judge throws out CDC Eviction Moratorium
The CDC does not have authority to regulate housing: A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a national eviction moratorium, saying the Covid-19 pandemic-relief measure exceeded the powers of the…
Adopting Scandinavian social benefits and taxes in the U.S.
For something unrelated, I was researching some of the “social benefits” programs in Norway. This is my summary of what I came across – which may be sort of accurate…
Biden proposes incentives to have large families, increase population
Giving incentives to have large families is solving which problem? This is in opposition to his “Green New Deal” goals. President Joe Biden unveiled his next $1.9 trillion stimulus package…
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