Matt Yglesias on neoliberalism and economic growth
And it’s worth asking: Is it true that since 1974, the policy debate in the United States has been dominated by a “growth at all […]
Cisco Talos analyzes attack chains, network ransomware tactics
To avoid detection, ransomware actors use “defensive evasion techniques” such as disabling or modifying security software, including anti-virus programs and scoring solutions. They also try […]
Narco-pentecostalism in Brazil?
Reports that a powerful Rio drug lord known for his extremist beliefs ordered the closure of Catholic churches near his citadel have hurt worshipers and […]
Ransomware attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in a year-old backup
Security intelligence firm Group-IB reports that attackers from a newly formed ransomware group – EstateRansomware – exploited a year-old vulnerability (CVE-2023-27532) in backup software from […]
Nepotism and global politics – Econlib
I think most readers don’t spend much time thinking about nepotism. In this post, I will not try to convince you that racism is good […]
Bryan Caplan on YIMBY in the NYT
Here is one episode: Few appreciate that housing overregulation has blocked the old American way: moving to a higher-income part of the country to secure […]
Rapid inflation in June | Econbrowser
CPI m/m (headline, total) below consensus (-0.1% vs +0.1%, +0.1 vs +0.2, respectively). Figure 1: Accelerated inflation per Eeckhout (2023) T=12, a=4, for CPI (blue), […]
Thursday various links
1. Singapore fact of the day uh-oh. 2. Benjamin Schneider on robotaxis. 3. Jon Hartley’s interview with Edmund Phelps. 4. A $150,000 dog. 5. Greg […]
The Problem of Collective Action: An Illustration in Education
As stated by Mancur Olson in his first book of 1971 The Logic of Collective Action, small social groups are easier to organize than large […]
Hackers steal data of 200k Lulu customers in alleged breach
Although hackers have not yet disclosed that highly sensitive financial or payment information has been compromised, the information that has been leaked can still pose […]