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
Rethinking the Impact of Audio-Only Visits on Health Equity
New pandemic-era flexibility that allowed audio-only health visits to be routinely reimbursed as telehealth may be leading to substandard care for those it was meant to serve. Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, audio-only visits were rarely included in definitions of telehealth and seldom reimbursed. As clinicians were granted numerous flexibilities… Continue reading Rethinking the Impact of Audio-Only Visits on Health Equity
Marko Kolanovic Expects A Massive Short Squeeze Into Year End
Over the past 4 years, there hasn’t been a selloff JPMorgan’s head quant (and more recently, head of market strategy) Marko Kolanovic, hasn’t loved and the current one is no exception, and remarkably while even the otherwise uber-bullish Goldman Sachs (which has a 5,100 year end 2022 price target) recently pointed to the unprecedented collapse… Continue reading Marko Kolanovic Expects A Massive Short Squeeze Into Year End
Dinos in heaven, Jesus’ DNA, lying angels, rebooted universe, marrying aliens? & More Weird Questions
Podcast: Download MYS187: It’s New Year’s Eve, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, including are there dinosaurs in heaven, can angels lie, are we in a rebooted universe, whether aliens and humans could marry, and much more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow… Continue reading Dinos in heaven, Jesus’ DNA, lying angels, rebooted universe, marrying aliens? & More Weird Questions