Friday, October 30, 2020

A Bad Tuesday Evening- Unexpected Violence?

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Some are worried by the possibility of  violence resulting from the 2020 election.  Their fears seem mostly to be that Trump supporters will...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Future of Vertical Farming

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 This asks the question: Can Vertical Farming Grow Beyond Herbs and Leaves ? I'm dubious, if we're talking generally.  I can see ve...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

The Most Christian Continent?

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 From this source  via the Templeton foundation, it's Africa.  The trick here is that the ranking is based on total numbers, so Africa w...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Will Justice Barrett Disappoint the Right?

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 She's almost guaranteed to.  Only Justices Alito and Thomas have not, in recent memory at least, disappointed the right on some decisio...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Nepotism

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 Matt Yglesias at Vox writes on nepotism.   It's a thorough and to my mind bipartisan treatment. I do wish Biden had been asked during t...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

The Golden Rule Applies in Government

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 I've referred before to the idea of a "golden rule", the cynic's version: those that have the gold gets. It's also ...
Saturday, October 24, 2020

Network Effects in the Classroom

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 Washington Post magazine had an interesting article by a university English teacher on teaching English, including through the transition i...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Farm Program Payments

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From  here , a nice graph of US farm payments, including MFP and CFAP.  

Today's Tractors

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It's amazing how far out of touch I can get.  Was discussing this morning the likely cost of a modern tractor.  I guessed 6 figures.  My...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Broadband Gaps in the Big City?

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 Turns out the rural areas aren't the only ones.  This Technology Review explains , in the context of an effort to fill the gaps.