2023-10-25
The opioid overdose crisis has been ongoing for over two decades in Canada and the U.S. The current mortality rate is greater than the worst years of the HIV/AIDs epidemic in these countries.
From The Conversation
2023-10-18
Moreover, in some ways the military has become a “family business” with over half of enlistees having a close family member with military service.
From The draft ended fifty years ago. Can the all-volunteer force survive another fifty?.
One of my less conventional beliefs is that the draft, while annoying for individual people, would be good for the United States because it ensures that the population is more broadly represented in the military.
Ironically, since the draft was ended, the military is the one US institution to see public trust in it increase.
2023-10-17
You can outperform most venture funds by buying LEGO.
— Will Manidis (@WillManidis) October 3, 2023
I analyzed the last 20 years of secondhand LEGO pricing data, and found randomly purchasing sets will match most VC's returns
if you're somewhat intentional about what you buy-- you massively outperform even the best firms pic.twitter.com/RjeuzHfAYq
I wonder to what degree this will carry forward.
2023-10-17
The dodo, the giant, flightless, extinct bird was actually a type of pigeon. Imagine St. Mark's square being full of Dodos!
2023-10-16
82% of Republicans and 76% of Democrats support putting a maximum age limit in place for elected officials in Washington, D.C. 82% of Democrats and 68% of Republicans favor one for Supreme Court justices.
This is from Pew Research's weekly round up.
I continue to think this is an underrated idea. If we accept age minimums, why shouldn't we accept age maximums?