Category: Politics
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Dogecoin has become so popular, even Congressmen are getting into the game: U.S. Rep. Mark Green purchased Dogecoin on April 1 and April 14 according to Congresstrading.com. The purchases were in the amount of $1,001 to $15,000 on each occasion. A $1,000 purchase each time would now be worth $17,078…
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+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Congress, Crypto, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, DC, Doge, Dogecoin, Government, Investing+
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If you have health insurance in the United States, you can usually get a flu vaccine for nothing. But for the 28.9 million Americans who are uninsured, a flu vaccine can cost up to $50. For a population that is often hard pressed, this can be unaffordable. And if you…
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As the Biden administration pushes for a $2 trillion infrastructure bill, I dug into some numbers on federal research funding today. Most basic scientific research is funded by the federal government, including the critical advances in mRNA technologies that laid the groundwork for COVID vaccines. But this funding has fallen…
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I came across in incredible stat today. Apartments are banned in 76% of San Francisco. It’s no wonder that it’s the most expensive city in the United States. In fact, given increasingly restrictive zoning, 54% of the homes in San Francisco could not be built today! The picture in New…
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At 10am Eastern time today, Congress will be having its second hearing about the frenzy in GameStop Corp. shares that sent the stock up 1700% in January. This hearing is unlikely to affect the price of the stock much. Rather, it will dig into whether or not the trading system…
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I got an interesting message in my e-mail this morning. The NPR Planet Money newsletter reviewed the prior nearly ten years in legal marijuana in some states, and came to some interesting conclusions: What’s changed: More marijuana use Way more jobs Way more tax revenue. California makes over $600 million…
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The state of Texas lifted its mask mandate recently. As if this dangerous policy weren’t enough, it is now suing the city of Austin for choosing to keep a mandate and protect its citizens: The Attorney General for Texas is suing officials in Austin after they refused to enforce an…
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As many in Texas enter a fifth day without power in freezing temperatures, I searched for information on how such a disaster could’ve happened. I came upon some excellent perspective from Professor Daniel Cohan at Rice University: See the entire Twitter thread here. Very much worth reading. Not preparing the…
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It’s bigger than party. The Problem This all started when I had to renew my library card. I got an e-mail requesting a picture of a photo ID with my current address on it. I got my driver’s license and passport before I moved here two years ago, so I…
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+ Bureaucracy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Government, New Jersey, New York, New York City, NJ, NYC, Vaccines+
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Today, Myanmar’s (deeply flawed) democracy fell today to a military coup: The coup follows a disputed election in November that Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won by a landslide. The main opposition party, the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, claimed the vote was marred by fraud. Myanmar’s…
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