The Sydney Morning Herald reports on more evidence of ongoing harm to children as a result of Australia’s harsh lockdown policies. We’ve seen the same disastrous impact on the lives of a generation of youngsters in US states that closed schools the longest, as well as countries like New Zealand that had repeated lockdowns. It’s […]
Aussie kids’ increased drowning risk—another consequence of COVID lockdowns
By now, the anticipated and now well documented consequences of lockdowns for children is well known: massive learning loss; increased mental health issues, including suicides; malnutrition due to increased poverty. The list goes on and all were predicted. The Sydney Morning Herald has identified another to add resulting from Australia’s extensive lockdowns. Per the headline: […]
UK spike in non-COVID deaths a sign of things to come in other countries that locked down hard?
A startling article out of the UK reports that, entirely unrelated to COVID, England and Wales are experiencing 1,000 excess deaths a week is cause for alarm in countries that also enforced strict lock-downs. Concerns were raised as early as mid-2020 that locking down would result in precisely what appears to be happening. The piece, […]
What grocery store cartel?
<some comments of mine from an email discussion with colleagues> I must admit I’m pretty puzzled by suggestions there’s a grocery store cartel in the US or by questions about whether there should be a national grocery store chain. By all appearances, the grocery store business is highly competitive, there are few barriers to entry […]
Women more empowered to pursue career aspirations in developed countries
Fascinating study across 80 countries that both confirms a finding from many previous studies (more boys than girls aspire to a things-oriented or STEM occupation and more girls than boys to a people-oriented occupation) and has an important counterintuitive finding: Women’s empowerment is associated with relatively high levels of national wealth and this wealth allows […]
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