Saturday Links – 25 April 2026

The Licensing Racket

Trump Adm. downgrades state approved medical marijuana.

The No Surprises Act: When the law passed, government officials estimated that about 17,000 cases would go to arbitration a year. Instead, doctors brought 1.2 million such cases in the first half of last year, and won around 88 percent of them (NYT)

“We find that Millennials had a real median household income that was 20% higher than that of the previous generation, a slowdown from the growth rate of the Silent Generation (36%) and Baby Boomers (26%), but similar to that of Generation X (16%).”

Claim: “Nicotine can cure or prevent Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, glioblastoma brain tumors, hypothyroidism, and even atrial fibrillation.” (NYT)

Around 14% of those who enrolled in ACA plans this year didn’t pay their first monthly bill.