Economist Scott Sumner:
A wage tax essentially taxes current and future consumption at the same rate. A capital gains tax taxes future consumption at a higher rate than current consumption. What “principle” suggests that patient people should be taxed at higher rates than impatient people—even if they have the same lifetime wealth?
Retired British Army colonel Richard Kemp says in his entire military career he's never known a military--not the U.S.'s, not the U.K.'s, not anybody's--that tries more diligently to avoid civilian casualties than does the Israel Defense Forces. (8.5 minute video.)
Related: "How the IDF invented 'Roof Knocking', the tactic that saves lives in Gaza".
It would be nice, but I don't count my chickens until the eggs are hatched.
Related: David Brooks in the NY Times, "This Is How Wokeness Ends".
The concentration required for high performance in athletics makes this seem to be fairly common among top athletes and coaches. This post also has links to the remarkable memories of LeBron James, Xavi, Aaron Rodgers, and Iker Casillas.
Sound good to me.
At one online Texas institution, high schoolers learn a high-paying trade, while college is optional.
Excellent column by Grover Norquist.
Conservatives have never wavered in supporting the consumer welfare standard because it reduces arbitrary government action. The standard inoculates antitrust law from being used as a weapon for faceless government bureaucrats or self-promoting politicians to punish their political enemies.
I don't know about "easy," but more exposure to public choice economics would surely benefit Americans.
Apparently, Ms. Rawlings was a kick-ass woman. And I absolutely loved The Yearling in junior high. (New York Times, may be gated.)
One HR worker's statement:
. . . but CHROs at every size company, every industry, in all markets are begging for workers right now, and every one of them I speak to complain that they have workers telling them they won’t come back until they have to because they can make as much, or more, or even slightly less, but don’t have to work because of these additional benefits.
See also "From the comments, on restaurant labor and UI".
Finally, keep in mind that most restaurant workers are not going to learn to code. I’ve have had recovering drug addicts, felons, and people with other social and mental disorders work for us.
Cites evidence that a large part of the Elon-as-hero account is just made up.
Related: Wikipedia's compilation of "Criticism of Tesla, Inc.".
As Glenn Reynolds writes, "Faster, please".
An explanation of Finland's "happiness". It's consistent with the distrust I have for many polls that just report on what people say.
As an aside: I've also been suspicious of Finland's reported happiness because of its rank on the world suicide list. Here it's ranked 12th: if folks are generally so happy, why are so many Finns killing themselves? (But here Finland is 51st and I don't want to spend the time to try to reconcile the difference. I've seen reports from earlier times that suggested Finland ranked pretty high.)
26-minute video, but if like me you really liked Prada, you could find it worth your time.
It might not work, but it's cheap to try.
As we'd expect, when there's a lot of money and fame on the line a competitive edge doesn't last long.
One more for the Leo-is-the-GOAT file.
You might have to read TSLAQ on Twitter to appreciate some of this, but it made me laugh.
James Brown and Friends, featuring Aretha (1987).
Gee, I wonder what it could be ? Guess. (Hint: it's simple and cheap but strongly opposed by many politicians and Liberals.)
Scientists were surprised to discover that in "1/24,000,000th of the total area of the sky" there were thousands of galaxies.
"If truth-telling and spade-calling that defy political correctness and that refuse to make concessions to victimhood are the stuff of modern conservative virtues, then Dr. Now — the author of The Scale Does Not Lie, People Do — is very much a conservative hero. He may seem like a glutton for punishment, but he is a man for these troubled times."
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The data source is questionable, but this is consistent with what previous surveys have found: a lot of parents have ideas I don't agree with for their kids' names.
I'll pass, thanks.
A lot of times, small changes can add up to an awful lot.
"The narrative that honeybees, which are actually not even native to North America, Europe or Australia, face mortal danger and will take us down with them has been advanced by environmental groups for years and echoed in media, casual blogs and mainstream science sites. This twist on the news is so pervasive that it’s often accepted without question: bee populations are rapidly declining as a result of pesticide use, particularly the use of neonics, and the crucial pollinators could be edging towards extinction, plunging our entire food system into chaos. . . .
Unspeakably sad.