- Tyler Cowen compares Classical Liberalism with the New Right.
- The nation’s capital now has an estimated 120 homeless tent cities and their growth shows no signs of slowing down.
- Uber Eats to deliver marijuana in Canada.
- More details on the lab-created (and much more dangerous) omicron virus. Are scientists playing Russian roulette?
- ARPA is the protégé of DARPA – aimed at game changing innovations in medicine.
- Our health care data infrastructure is broken. What difference does that make?
Category: COVID-19 and Public Health
Costa Rican Ex-President Says Public Health is Not About Flashy Investments
Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the former president of Costa Rica, recently participated in a fireside chat at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dean Michelle Williams introduced Alvarado to a small group of faculty and students for the fireside chat. Alvarado guided Costa Rica through the COVID-19 pandemic, which the country was able to weather well due to its strong…
Tuesday Links
- Obamacare’s Self-inflicted Wounds
- Henderson and Hooper: expensive drugs are a bargain.
- 9 reasons Americans consume so many mood-altering drugs.
- People who still practice (fear of Covid) social distancing have lower labor marketed participation and lower earnings.
- Commonwealth survey on why people choose Medicare Advantage insurance.
Monday Links
- Is watching Fox News bad for your health? (Covid vaccination rates are lower)
- Scott Sumner: the 21st century is suffering from a spate of nationalism.
- Opponents of telemedicine strike back: “Over the past year, nearly 40 states and Washington, D.C., have ended emergency declarations that made it easier for doctors to use video visits to see patients in another state.”
- Study: Too little sleep makes people stingy.