Category: Tuesday Links
Tuesday links – 7 July 2026
- “From the 1943–1947 birth cohort onward … a pronounced divergence emerges: individuals with right-wing political orientations maintaining fertility at or above replacement level, whereas fertility among left-wing individuals declines sharply to well below replacement.”
- Latest report on SNAP for FY 2025: $10 billion in improper payments.
- JD Vance rejecting Friedman and Thatcher?
- Quote of the day:
“If almost a million Americans won’t even pay $1 monthly to enroll in an Exchange plan, what does that say about how they perceive the value (or lack thereof) of Obamacare?”
Tuesday Links – 30 June 2026
- It’s illegal for farmers to plant their own seeds.
- 27 GOP health reforms nobody is talking about.
- A classic experiment: the Defense Department rescinds the mandate for flu shots; more trainees get the flu.
- Why did the FDA spend 20 years blocking a safe, effective sunscreen?
- The evolution of patient rights.
- “For six services …. provided during inpatient hospital stays, the average ratio of the highest to the lowest negotiated rates was just over 9 to 1.”
Tuesday Links – 23 June 2026
- Why the Reflecting Pool is not reflecting. (NYT)
- Study: Trump tax cuts (2017) created jobs.
- Cuba is privatizing.
- “The average Swedish woman is 2.5 inches to 3 inches taller than the average US woman, 23.8 pounds lighter, and can expect to live four years longer.” (Bloomberg)
- Jason Furman: with 3% of Social Security’s budget, we could lift all older Americans out of poverty.