- Economic Freedom index: the US has dropped to number 25.
- CMS drug negotiations: The private sector – without government intervention – negotiated drug savings that were more than triple the amount negotiated by the Biden Administration. Also, CMS, in showing off the results of its negotiations, calculated the discounted figures from the list prices of the 10 drugs, and not the prices at which they’re typically sold, which include rebates and discounts.
- As a senator, Kamala Harris sponsored what may be the most expansive and expensive social welfare bill ever introduced in Congress.
- How birds know where to migrate: quantum mechanics.
- What if, in the second half of the 20th century, there had been no decolonization? Argument: people living in the colonies would today be better off.
- Galt’s Gulch really exists — off the coast of Honduras.
Category: Monday Links
Monday Links
- During the covid pandemic, Gov. Walz had a “snitch hotline.”
- A blood test can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s 90% of the time. So, why doesn’t your doctor have access to the test?
- A “marriage desert” is an entire neighborhood where there are persistently low rates of marriage.
- Why exercise is good for you.
- A blog post making the case for the right to die. Warning: it’s gruesome.
- What to know about ultrasound stimulation of the brain.