Category: Monday Links
Monday Links
- Small nuclear reactors will supply the next wave of new energy production.
- More on Trump tariffs: “It looks like $5.4 trillion in wealth was destroyed by a math error by a low-level government official.”
- The positive case for torpedo bats. (Bloomberg)
- An inexpensive shingles vaccine appears to reduce the probability of dementia by 20%.
- Three states have adopted Medicaid expansion by constitutional amendment. (NYT)
- How Trump’s tariffs will affect the cost of a pencil.
Monday Links
- The Government Accountability Office has calculated that over the past 20 fiscal years, the federal government has paid more than $2.8 trillion in improper payments. Over 53 percent of reported fiscal year 2024 improper payments originated from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
- Public school finance: Where is all the money going?
- China is now the second largest producer of new pharmaceuticals.
- Alan Simpson: Politics is derived from Latin. Poli means many and tics means blood-sucking insects.
- Need surgery? Monday is a lot better than Friday.
- 97% of young adults who follow the Success Sequence escape poverty by their late 20s and early 30s.