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August 2022
"Heat and Cold Death"
August 29, 2022
Globally [t]emperatures up, so heat deaths have increased. But cold deaths have decreased even more. Saving 𝟭𝟲𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬 lives each year.
"Thanks for Less Than Nothing"
August 29, 2022
Bryan Caplan with a fine piece giving an example of "In markets, actions speak louder than words. But in politics, words speak louder than actions."
"Inflation is just like alcoholism"
August 29, 2022
A fine half-minute with Milton Friedman.
"The State of Pronouns in Academia"
August 29, 2022
With empirical work! (Economics comes out well but not as good as physics.)
"Imagine being alone in the woods and hearing a magical xylophone tapping out Bach in the distance."
August 28, 2022
"Democrats To Try Bold Strategy Of Doing Exactly What Got Us Into This Mess In The First Place"
August 28, 2022
The Babylon Bee, of course.
"The Greatest Calls in Sports History"
August 27, 2022
Begins with "Ring the bell, baby! Ding, dong, the witch is dead!!" and ends with "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!!"
Even if you're not a big sports fan, this is just a really fun way to spend 11 minutes.
"People from Brooklyn"
August 27, 2022
Made me smile.
"The Waiting"
August 26, 2022
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with guest Eddie Vedder on vocals.