http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005252

A bit of distant local color recommended by economist Tyler Cowen.

https://apnews.com/491544713df4879f399d0ff5523d369e

There’s not much to say about this deal, other than it seems a step in the right direction.

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/643674.html

Would you call this Ukraine meddling in our election?

Link to source.

The “lottery model” for health care is uniquely vulnerable to collapse during black swan events, such as a pandemic.

Continue reading “PRI: Coronavirus could break ‘Medicare-for-all’ — single-payer systems struggle with outbreaks” →

Here are two sources of coronavirus information for Virginia residents:

Centers for Disease Control

Virginia Department of Health

VDH reports, “No cases have been confirmed in Virginia at this time.”

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3go6y47fplwt6nf/BRP.pdf?dl=0

Tyler Cowen draws attention to this paper on his blog. The gist of it appears in this excerpt:

Continue reading “Dropbox: Effects of Copyrights on Science. Evidence from the WWII Book Republication Program” →

Russian meddling in America’s democratic processes is a big story at the moment. It is also an old one, too much ignored.

Continue reading “YouTube: KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov’s warning to America” →

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/intelligence-doesnt-say-national-security-official-pushes-back-2020-russian-meddling

When CNN contradicts the NYT, what must the public do? My advice: Wait two days to see how the story plays out before attempting to form an opinion.

This particular story about the Trump administration appears to be turning into another “Russia, Russia, Russia!” nothingburger.

To those who think there will never be justice, think again. @realDonaldTrump seemed pretty confident tonight. "I hope you're gonna be happy!" That implies that he has knowledge that something is coming. #DrainTheSwamp #ArrestTheTraitors #JusticeIsComing#TickTock pic.twitter.com/UV1otVkYFj

— Nate Cain ⭐⭐⭐🙏👪🇺🇸 (@cain_nate) February 20, 2020

Reading tea leaves can be perilous, but you have to admit Trump’s choice of words at last night’s rally is curious.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/keep-medicine-medical/

The piece begins, “The limited resources of medicine are increasingly being diverted to alter healthy bodies to boost one’s inner satisfaction, or for non-medical purposes such as cosmetic (as opposed to reconstructive) purposes.”

Continue reading “NRO: Keep Medicine Medical” →