Friday, December 12, 2025
Flint Water Crisis: Michigan AG Poised to Indict Ex-Gov Snyder, Other Officials, Later This Week, But on What Charges?
The Michigan AG reportedly will soon bring criminal charges against ex-governor Rick Snyder and others for actions in the Flint water crisis.
Health Workers Unions See Surge in Interest Amid Covid
The COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled health care union organizing efforts, including a success at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Caolina.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/12/2021
~ Comments have returned ~ Capitol seizure rumination ~
Trump Designates Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism; Biden Likely to Reverse (Quickly?)
Trump designates Cuba a state sponsos of terrorism. What actually changes? How extensive will Biden’s inevitable policy reassessment be?
Peat Bogs: Restoring Them Could Slow Climate Change – and Revive a Forgotten World
Past destruction of Britain’s peat bogs released massive amounts of carbon; restoring them could allow them to sequester carbon once again.
Cash in the Time of Covid: Down But Not Out
Physical cash should still have an important — albeit diminished — role to play in the economy of the future.
Why New Covid “Super Strain” is a Game-Changer
Expert warns that without more robust abatement measures and testing, Covid could rage until mid-2022.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/11/2021
~ Among other things, the Capitol seizure ~
Restoring Comments
The purpose of this site is to promote critical thinking. Moderation policy will support this more forcefully.
‘Transparency’ and the New EPA Pollution Rule: Ripe for CRA Overturn by the New Congress
The EPA enacted a contested rule on data disclosure and rulemaking. The new Congress willl likely invoke CRA procedures and overturn it.
Edward Lazear: Personnel, Policy, and Productivity
Eulogy for Edward Lazear, a “consummate economist.”
New York City Proposes Bill to Regulate Algorithms Used in Hiring
New York City Council proposes bill to regulate the use of hiring algorithms. Familiar issues arise that bedevil similar attempts at effective regulation.
