Today’s suggested packing lists for seven-week camps can include a light blanket and warm comforter, two sets of sheets, six towels, three pairs of sneakers, 25 pairs of underwear, 25 pairs of socks, sports equipment and toiletries. Then, there are...
The argument here will be familiar to many MR readers, and it now appears in a Bloomberg column of mine. Excerpt: I say this as a longtime advocate of abstention, so make of it what you will, but: If Southern Glazer’s...
Don’t laugh, but basically you want to eat in the restaurants with the beautiful women. And with the views of the waterfront. You may recall those are usually the opposite of the correct recommendations. But in Cape Town, there is...
I am not a Fauci hater but I think this criticism of Facui from epidemiologist and oncologist Vinay Prasad hits the mark: Lockdown was specifically advocated for by Anthony Fauci (‘15 days to stop the spread’/ ‘hunker down’/ ‘shelter in place’), and...
1. Harold Bloom in Silicon Valley. 2. The waterfall that is Chinese. 3. Recent paper on the returns to government R&D. 4. Budget impoundment? 5. How the English clergy started using discounting, a tale of Durham Cathedral. 6. NotebookLM, from...
The experiment, backed by Canada’s police chiefs, was to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of some drugs — including methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and heroin — for personal use. The approach, officials said, would reduce the stigma that can discourage users from seeking...
We investigate whether older people correctly perceive their cognitive decline and the potential financial consequences of misperception. First, we show that older people tend to underestimate their cognitive decline. We then show that those experiencing a severe decline but unaware...
Miscellaneous things I learned in grad school: 1. The returns to experience are high(er than I thought) – Someone who has studied a single topic for a decade or two or three really does know a LOT about that topic...
In India it’s common for politicians to have criminal cases against them. Why do voters vote for criminals? One compelling explanation provided by political scientist Milan Vaishnav is that voters often care less about their represntative’s ability to deliver broad-based...
1. David Friedman reminiscences about his earlier colleagues. 2. John Arnold, on the debt. 3. South Africa vs. Nigeria. 4. Chinese local government financing vehicles. 5. “A comparison between the electoral risk estimates (based on option prices) and the actual...
