- Estimates: AI’s effect on economic growth.
- Henderson: five things to know about taxes.
- RFK Jr. sticks by autism-Tylenol link despite recent data.
- Study: People with coronary heart disease eating the most pro-inflammatory diets had an 82% higher risk of major cardiac events compared to those eating the least inflammatory diets. Inflammatory diets include: ultra-processed foods, refined carbohydrates, sugary beverages, processed meats and fried foods.
Category: Monday Links
Monday Links – 6 April 2026
- We have gone a year without a Surgeon General. Has anyone noticed?
- CRFB solution to Social Security’s financial crisis: Limit couple benefits to $100,000 a year.
- Benefits of multi-year health insurance contracts.
- AI is replacing tasks, not jobs: Employment rates for prime-age workers in the U.S. are hovering near all-time highs.
- The wages of nursing: The median annual income for registered nurses is nearly double that of all occupations, at $93,600 compared to $49,500 …. It rises to $132,050 for nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists.
- Hooper and Henderson: In defense of ivermectin. Full journal article.
Monday Links – 23 March 2026
Lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits will exceed $1.3 million (in 2026 dollars) for average-income couples who retired in 2020 at age 65. When adjusted for inflation, this amount is twice what a similar couple received in the late 1970s. That figure is expected to double again to about $2.6 million for a millennial couple now aged 30 to 35. Roughly extrapolating, the total would surpass $4 million by the time my youngest grandchildren turn 65. If they earn above-average incomes, they could receive $5 to $6 million.