A hundred years ago, the scientific consensus asserted that space travel wasn’t just difficult — it was physically impossible. The successful return of the Artemis II astronauts has proven, once again, that the science was wrong.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Thursday Links – 16 April 2026
- Where are Americans most likely to have babies? Red states.
- Noncitizens received $62 billion in federal housing and rent assistance over the last 30 years.
- States are using TANF as a slush fund. (WSJ)
- Nearly three-quarters of public school students are now eligible for taxpayer-funded meals.
- Cato overview of welfare waste.
Wednesday Links – 15 April 2026
- Nearly all abortion pills (mifepristone) have been dispensed by mail-order pharmacies in states where abortion is legal and can be prescribed via telehealth.
- Why Orban needed to lose:
The Heritage Foundation ranked Hungary’s economy as only the 79th freest in the world, 39th out of 44 countries in the Europe region. Inflation in Hungary since late 2019 has been twice the U.S. level, and last year its real economic growth rate of a paltry 0.3% lagged behind all of its neighbors.
WSJ: 80 is the new 60 (Social Security and Medicare are Really in Trouble)
Recently I read about how people aged faster and looked older for their age back when I was young. It is not just because everyone looked old when we were kids. There are a variety of reasons for this, including better health, and a lower disease burden. And it was not just the poor who aged faster and whose life ended early, although wealth is generally associated with health.