Category Archives: Economics
David Plouffe
“Trump is going to win in November, you know.”
Don’t get cocky. And I’m still not convinced that Biden is going to be the candidate.
This Could Work For California, Too
New York will raise taxes on the coronavirus to encourage it to flee the state.
A Fit Of Sanity
San Francisco (!) has reversed its plastic-bag ban, and instead (finally) banned reusable bags.
Hopefully this won’t be temporary; it was always stupid.
[Update a few minutes later]
Katherine was prescient (as was I).
Innovation, Privacy, And Nature
How the pandemic will change our views of them.
Building Moon Bases
…with astronaut pee.
Spain And Italy
…have been abandoned by the EU.
Between this and Brexit, I don’t think the EU will survive.
The Gig Economy
The virus has not suspended the laws of economics.
Lessons From NYC
Build the equipment needed, not what you think you can invent.
Bodice Rippers For Andy
This is sort of amazing. And it’s not April Fool’s stuff; these women are probably fools year around.
[Update a few minutes later]
Cuomo is no hero, but moron De Blasio prepared for the wrong emergency (which was in fact in no way an emergency).