Heads I win tails you lose. There are criticisms of alleged hypocrisy and alleged virtue signalling. I am convinced that most who criticise “virtue signalling” are, in fact, criticizing virtue. My guess is that there the selfishness and altruism of different people is different and the relatively selfish suspect (correctly) that the relatively altruistic disapprove […]
A year or two back, I had a conversation with the IEA about using their renewables data to present at Angry Bear. They asked that I keep true to the presentation. They also ask that I not use their oil reports as that is sold to customers of that report. It must be more detailed […]
This is just a partial of a much longer commentary by Health Affairs on Employer healthcare insurance for single employees am employees with families. “Health Benefits In 2024: Higher Premiums Persist, Employer Strategies for GLP-1 Coverage and Family-Building Benefits,” Health Affairs. I have used two of the charts to emphasis what is occurring. The first […]
Economist David Zetland at The one-handed economist blog offers up another interesting book review detailing life in Ukraine during the nineties. David Zetland, The One Arm Economist’s Book Review: “Death and the Penguin“ This 1996 novel by Andrei Kurkov tells the story of a failing writer who suddenly finds himself with a full-time job writing obituaries. […]
by Lloyd Alter Carbon Upfront Scope 4 emissions help me justify my flight to New Zealand and compensate for its carbon footprint. I apologize for my posts not showing up at the usual times; I got back from Australia and New Zealand with a crushing jet lag that I still haven’t recovered from, with a […]
“Comet of the century” will be visible for first time in 80,000 years. Here’s how to glimpse it (msn.com) The passing of a comet can bring feelings of either dread or wonder. A mysterious celestial event known as the Star of Bethlehem. It was said to have accompanied the birth of Jesus Christ. It could […]
Looking at business firms by age, what type of firms create jobs, and in what industry. In manufacturing, it would be older firms (eleven years or older) creating the most jobs. Older firms of eleven or more years are also creating more jobs in Retail. As we look at each category, older firms play a […]
Purity is impossible, and half measures feel better than nothing but also are a failure. This is in regard to Microplastics which are next to impossible to avoid. And it’s all expensive. If a family is expecting a baby and wants, reasonably, to buy plastic-free baby products. Given everything humanity is learning about the possible […]
As a subscriber to The Atlantic in print, I can read a lot of it while sitting on the airplane for hours at a time reading interesting pieces to kill time. Then I will switch over to my book of choice. One of the issues with flying anywhere is the amount of time you are […]
The boldness of this particular Senator in publicly attacking a person, an American citizen is astonishing. Briefly, the Arab American Institute is a non-profit membership organization that advocates for the interests of Arab-Americans. Founded in 1985 by James Zogby, the brother of pollster John Zogby, the organization is based in Washington, D.C. The organization seeks to increase the visibility of Arab-American involvement […]