This delightful video might be called “Economics in One Lesson,” although that title is taken.
It starts with the speaker, Kate, searching for rocks in a creek and ends with a demonstration of turning them into cabochons.
Author: John Todd Roberts
DNA/RNA Vaccines: “Can They Alter Our Own Genetic Codes”
The CDC says, “COVID-19 vaccines do not change or interact with your DNA in any way.”
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html
The writer says, “Not so fast,” and gives what appears to (uneducated) me to be a credible and informative explanation.
Just to be clear, I see the article as interesting in a purely academic sense. I don’t recommend seeking advice in it.
CEOs Lead America’s New Great Awakening
Source: The Wall Street Journal (behind paywall).
The writer finds grounds for CEO political activism in an unlikely place:
Continue reading “CEOs Lead America’s New Great Awakening”Economist Milton Friedman, in his 1970 essay on corporate social responsibility advised: “It may well be in the long‐run interest of a corporation that is a major employer in a small community to devote resources to providing amenities to that community or to improving its government. That may make it easier to attract desirable employees, it may reduce the wage bill or lessen losses from pilferage and sabotage or have other worthwhile effects.”
No, We Don’t Need Biden’s $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
The writer justifies her skepticism with a few relevant observations. Most interesting to me is that the universe of infrastructure is divided between publicly-owned and privately-owned assets, with the latter being in better shape. This makes perfect sense in light of the incentives of the asset managers. You could almost make a rule: Public ownership of infrastructure is a poor investment.
Dark, Cold Years Are Coming, So You’d Better Get Ready
Whatever else goes on, the Sun will be cooling the Earth for the next 50 years, according to Prof. Valentina Zharkova. The mechanism is somewhat roundabout. In 2020 the Sun began a period of reduced activity called a Grand Solar Minimum. During such periods, the Sun’s magnetic field weakens such that all the planets in the solar system become exposed to higher levels of cosmic radiation. On Earth the increase in “cosmic rays” will induce greater cloud formation. The planet will cool, changing weather patterns and disrupting agriculture.
Continue reading “Dark, Cold Years Are Coming, So You’d Better Get Ready”Stephen Meyer on Intelligent Design and The Return of the God Hypothesis
I have long been an advocate of intelligent design theory because it has always seemed to me that the “God hypothesis” is rational.
Continue reading “Stephen Meyer on Intelligent Design and The Return of the God Hypothesis”The Democrats Are Stuck in 1964
Source: The Wall Street Journal (behind paywall).
You can just say No to the myth of systemic racism in America.
Continue reading “The Democrats Are Stuck in 1964”If You Had Covid, Do You Need the Vaccine?
Source: American Institute for Economic Research.
Like all living things, viruses evolve in response to selection pressures. The immune response of the host is one of the selection pressures that drive viral evolution. Accordingly, one outcome of viral evolution can be to “escape” the immune response of its host.
Continue reading “If You Had Covid, Do You Need the Vaccine?”The Big Winner of Biden’s Green Energy Plan is His Energy Secretary’s Old Company
Stumble Joe wants the federal government to install 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations costing as much as $260,000 each. Putting cost and environmental issues aside, it is a dubious boondoggle.
Continue reading “The Big Winner of Biden’s Green Energy Plan is His Energy Secretary’s Old Company”How to Answer the ‘Trap Question’
Source: The Wall Street Jornal (behind paywall).
The writer shares a brief anecdote that reveals the social responsibility of business:
Continue reading “How to Answer the ‘Trap Question’”