- MAGA is against animal experimentation.
- There are more people creating movie special effects today than before CGI. (Important for thinking about AI and jobs.)
- Across the American rail network, passenger trains run slower today than they did before the Second World War. A the same time, America moves over five thousand ton-miles of freight per person annually by rail, a rate nine times that of Europe’s and fifty-four times Japan’s. (RT: Tyler)
Category: News and Events
FDA to Loosen Requirements for New Drug Approvals
The process for drug approval is bureaucratic and overly rigid. After a new drug molecule is identified, Stage I and Stage II trials are completed to test for toxicity and safety. Once a drug’s safety is evaluated, it can take years longer to finalize the Stage III clinical trials on drug efficacy. The new FDA Commissioner plans to speed the process.
Saturday Links – 21 February 2026
- CBO on the Democrat’s IRA bill: “Part D spending per beneficiary in 2035 is now projected to be more than $4,000, up from less than $3,000 in the January 2025 baseline.”
- Another CBO report: What cuts in Medicaid?
- Pressure has real effects on an athlete’s body.
- The case for statins.
- What an increasing number of patients want from their therapists: extra time on their tests of permission to keep a pet. (WSJ)