Tax Rates, Children, and the Independent
One of the many difficulties that comes with trying to use polling data to measure “public opinion” (whatever that means) is that you can get […]
Month: August 2024
Mark Skousen on free trade (from my email)
Why do most economic historians ignore the benefits of the largest free trade area in history: within the US! Thanks to the “quiet” commerce clause […]
Will the public nature of ransom payments change the CISO’s strategy around payments?
“Manufacturing, healthcare, and technology sectors have been the top targets of ransomware attacks, with the energy industry experiencing a 500% year-over-year increase as critical infrastructure […]
Thursday various links
1. Why did architectural decoration decline? 2. Patrick McKenzie on the Crowdstripe failure. 3. David Brooks on AI (NYT). 4. I’ve already linked to this […]
Revising “Flip”
Yesterday, I asked if the odds were changing. From midnight on PredictIt: As of now at 11am ET: Source link
Alternative Private Financing of Public Goods
You can find the best argument for the feasibility of private financing of public goods in Anthony de Jasay’s 1989 book Social Contract, Free Riding: […]
Wildfires Can Create Their Own Climate, Keep Spreading Flames – Meteorologist Explains
Yves here. Those who follow climate change issues casually have heard of feedback loops such as melting permafrost leading to methane emissions that raise carbon […]
More than 300 Indian banks faced payment disruptions due to ransomware attacks
“Through extensive investigation and critical sources, CloudSEK has confirmed that the ransomware group responsible for this attack is RansomEXX,” CloudSEK said. “Our extensive engagement with […]
Operation Warp Speed for Cattle
The UK Health Security Agency has increased their numbers the pandemic threat level of H5N1 bird flu from a 3 to 4 on a 6-point […]
Links 8/1/2024 | bare capitalism
Pension Funds Link to Private Equity, Regardless of Risk Bloomberg The Olympics Many main character powers: intelligent aura 51-year-old Yusuf Dikec from Turkey shows himself […]