Thursday, February 5, 2026

Long Drives, Air Travel, Exhausting Waits: What Abortion Requires in the South

Feminists failed to press for abortion laws when they had political winds at their backs. Women in Flyover are already paying for this lapse.

‘The Economist’ Notices the Climate

A prominent example of Serious People giving lip service to the disastrous consequences of climate change, with no urgent call to action.

If Obama’s “Pandemic Playbook” Was So Great, Why Isn’t Biden Following It?

Bullet points and tables can’t compensate for years of disinvestment.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/2/2021

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It’s Time for a New International Space Treaty

With satellite traffic increasing and space tourism set to take off, the laws governing space are due for an overhaul.

Links 8/2/2021

Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Five: Didi’s IPO Illustrates Why Uber’s Business Model Was Always Hopeless

Didi has a more commanding position than Uber in a fundamentally more attractive market, yet has been hemmorrhaging money.

The Moral Hazard of Limited Liability

Some concrete ideas for how to pin the tail of the limited liability donkey back on key insiders, and make regulators accountable.

Is the Soil an “Ecosystem Service” That Can Be Priced?

The entire ecosystem services project is flawed, because only the use values of services so small as to be toys can be priced.

Links 8/1/2021

Pfizer Court Fight Could Legalize Medicare Copays and Unleash ‘Gold Rush’ in Sales

Pfizer wants to legalize kickbacks.

Links 7/31/2021

Confessions of a New York Times Washington Correspondent – Bob Smith Pt 2/2

Bob Smith got the Watergate break-in leak before the Washington Post. But the New York Times, then as now, avoids tough political stories.

Congress Moves to Reclaim Its War Powers

Congress has roused itself from its stupor over our undeclared, or more accurately, unapproved wars. But will much change?

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/30/2021

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