Central to the fight over President Biden’s Build Back Better bill has been the use – or misuse – of budget reconciliation to advance the package. Attention has been focused on the cost and politics of the package, but it is also important to take stock of the process. What is budget reconciliation, and how… Continue reading Reconciliation Overload | RealClearPolitics
GM Ships First Electric Hummers To Customers
General Motors President Mark Reuss spoke with CNBC’s Phil LeBeau during “Squawk on the Street” about the first shipments of its GMC Hummer EV to customers. The Hummer EV is an impressive vehicle, with claims of up to 1,000 horsepower, able to rocket the truck from 0-60 mph in just 3 seconds. The all-electric super-truck… Continue reading GM Ships First Electric Hummers To Customers
The Year in Physics | Quanta Magazine
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Gender Pay Gap Among Doctors, America’s Labor Shortage, ‘Hacking Equity’: RAND Weekly Recap
This week, we discuss the $2 million pay gap between male and female doctors; what to do about the weird U.S. job market; implementing social and emotional learning programs; assessing the trade-offs of decisions about U.S. military intervention; RAND’s virtual hackathon; and new artwork that illustrates the high prices of prescription drugs in the United… Continue reading Gender Pay Gap Among Doctors, America’s Labor Shortage, ‘Hacking Equity’: RAND Weekly Recap
Turkey Halts All Stock Trading As Currency Disintegrates, Central Bank Powerless To Halt Collapse
Another day, another collapse in the Turkish lira, only this time there was a twist: as the hyperinflating currency implodes, Erdogan has finally had enough of the relentless pummeling, and is starting to shut down Turkey’s markets. But first, let’s back up: heading into Friday, the lira accelerated its historic descent, weakening past the 16… Continue reading Turkey Halts All Stock Trading As Currency Disintegrates, Central Bank Powerless To Halt Collapse
Epiphany-the Coming of Christ our Light
As a child, I obsessively needed a nightlight, so afraid was I of the dark. My brother and I, who shared a bedroom, would often argue over that nightlight. They claimed not to be able to sleep with it on. I was convinced I couldn’t sleep with it off. Of course, we were all wrong. … Continue reading Epiphany-the Coming of Christ our Light
The Anti–Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education
The recent election of Glenn Youngkin as the next governor of Virginia based on his anti–critical race theory platform is the latest episode in a longstanding conservative disinformation campaign of falsehoods, half-truths and exaggerations designed to create, mobilize and exploit anxiety around white status to secure political power. The problem is, these lies work, and… Continue reading The Anti–Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education
It’s Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban
The Taliban won the war in Afghanistan. Perhaps it was inevitable, perhaps it was not. But it is in any case a reality. And the consequences of the international withdrawal are horrifying. Half of the nearly 40 million people in Afghanistan are now at risk of famine and starvation. Covid-19 has spread across a country… Continue reading It’s Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban
Millions Of Refugees Aren’t Getting Vaccines Because Drugmakers, NGOs Fear Lawsuits
A global program designed to offer vaccines to tens of millions of migrants has been holding back on jabs because major manufacturers and the NGOs fear lawsuits over harmful side effects, according to Reuters, citing internal documents from Gavi – the charity operating the program. The legal concerns are an additional hurdle for public health… Continue reading Millions Of Refugees Aren’t Getting Vaccines Because Drugmakers, NGOs Fear Lawsuits
How COVID Might Sow Chaos in the Brain
“Brain fog” is not a formal medical descriptor. But it aptly describes an inability to think clearly that can turn up in multiple sclerosis, cancer or chronic fatigue. Recently, the condition has grabbed headlines because of reports that it afflicts those recovering from COVID-19. COVID’s brain-related symptoms go beyond mere mental fuzziness. They range across… Continue reading How COVID Might Sow Chaos in the Brain