Links 9/28/2024 | bare capitalism
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Month: September 2024
Nixon’s ten percent import tax
That’s the subject of my latest column for Bloomberg, with a big help from Doug Irwin. Here is one episode: In 1971, President Richard Nixon […]
New drug for schizophrenia – Marginal REVOLUTION
One of the most rewarding aspects of covering biotech is being able to report on the long arc of drug development, from start to finish. […]
Where funny boomerangs – Econlib
Over here World ReviewJim Geraghty has a series of articles suggesting that the Covid virus escaped from a research lab in Wuhan, China. Today, he […]
Is There a Good Case for Requiring Gasoline Dealers to Carry Smaller Reserves?
I do not think so. Governor Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature to consider his plan that focuses on a minimum requirement […]
Instantaneous PCE Core Inflation below 2%
For August data: Figure 1: Fast inflation for core CPI (blue), core CPI (tan), supercore CPI (pink), services supercore (green), core PPI (red), and core […]
Remote code execution of the CUPS print service puts Linux desktops at risk
The problem is that since this service binds to 0.0.0.0, which on Linux shows all IP addresses and interfaces, it also finds printers over the […]
Crime vs. Anarchy – Marginal REVOLUTION
A similar pattern emerged in my recent report on crime in Washington, DC There, again, there are signs of an increase in disorder, related to […]
Friday various links
1. “men do well, but women usually win…” 2. Ed Glaeser on the Jon Hartley podcast. 3. Is bad service a sign of a better […]
Avangrid partners with state fusion cell to fight cyber threats by sharing data
“Sharing raw data allows us to map events by location, track concerns, and overlay it with additional data to draw conclusions,” he explained. “For example, […]