Although this blog is mostly a way to help me remember what I've read, you might enjoy the material too.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON WITH NORTH KOREA
https://qz.com/1437120/deflating-trumps-maximum-pressure-boast-on-north-korea/
WHY THE US BIRTH RATE IS FALLING
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/17/612082647/why-the-u-s-birth-rate-is-at-its-lowest-in-30-years
NEWARK CAMERA SURVEILLANCE TAKES BLOCK WATCH TO A NEW LEVEL
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/26/614387170/newark-police-camera-system-relies-on-residents-stirring-privacy-concerns
THE COMING NATIONAL ID SYSTEMS
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/new-national-id-systems
BUSES ARE BEST
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/bus-best-public-transit-cities/574399/
SEATTLE'S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE HAS BENEFITTED LOW WAGE WORKERS
https://ritholtz.com/2018/10/seattle-studys-shocking-conclusion-minimum-wage-increases-benefits-workers/
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
WHAT'S WRONG WITH METRICS
https://aeon.co/ideas/against-metrics-how-measuring-performance-by-numbers-backfires
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ILLINOIS
https://www.weeklystandard.com/andrew-ferguson/illinois-is-a-mess-heres-why
TRADE WORKER SHORTAGE
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university
HOW TO RESPOND TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/07/14/everything-you-think-you-know-about-an-active-shooter-situation-is-wrong/
WE'RE ALL PROJECT MANAGERS NOW
https://qz.com/work/1443954/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-is-raising-an-important-question-about-job-titles/
Monday, October 29, 2018
REWARDING WORK FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND
https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/10/19/rewarding-work-for-those-left-behind/
WHY ENTITLEMENTS WON'T BE REFORMED
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2018/10/24/the_necessity_and_impossibility_of_entitlement_reform_110876.html
THE TUNNEL ANALOGY FOR EXPLAINING TOLERANCE OF INEQUALITY
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/10/remembering-alfred-hirschmans-tunnel.html
WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO STABILIZE THE DEFICIT
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/national-debt-solutions-will-be-painful/
Sunday, October 28, 2018
GENTRIFICATION IN WEST OAKLAND
https://modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-guardians-of-ghost-town?src=longreads
PLASTIC POLLUTION
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis/
RURAL AMERICANS ARE THE BIGGEST USERS OF SNAP
http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/rural-americans-are-now-largest-slice-federal-food-aid-recipients
WATER GRABS IN CALIFORNIA
https://californiawaterblog.com/2018/08/26/water-grabs-of-california-explained-simply/
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN RURAL AREAS
http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/help-wanted-signs-dot-rural-areas-catch-housing-hard-come
SMALL TOWNS SHRINKING SMART
http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/rural-towns-lose-population-they-can-learn-shrink-smart
REVERSING BRAIN DRAIN IN SMALL TOWNS
http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/how-some-small-towns-are-achieving-brain-gain
LIVESTOCK INSTEAD OF FERTILIZER ON ORGANIC FARMS
http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/little-livestock-could-go-long-way-organic-farm
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF COVER CROPS
http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/study-cover-crops-reap-financial-benefits-not-just-environmental
CAR INSURANCE TELEMATICS
https://bankunderground.co.uk/2018/10/23/car-insurance-telematics-why-the-black-box-should-become-more-transparent/
POLICE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DETECT WRITTEN LIES
https://qz.com/1441034/using-artificial-intelligence-to-detect-written-lies/
COASTAL PACIFIC OXYGEN DEAD ZONES
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/28/658953894/coastal-pacific-oxygen-levels-now-plummet-once-a-year
Saturday, October 27, 2018
WHERE HOUSE PRICE TO INCOME RATIOS ARE MOST OUT OF WHACK
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/05/where-the-house-price-to-income-ratio-is-most-out-of-whack/561404/
WHY ARE PEOPLE SO UNPRODUCTIVE IN SHORT WINDOWS OF TIME?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/people-are-bad-at-being-productive-in-a-limited-time/562745/
CONSTRUEL LEVEL THEORY
https://hbr.org/2018/10/the-most-powerful-lesson-my-cancer-taught-me-about-life-and-work
OUR BROKEN TRUST IN PUBLIC PLACES
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/opinion/fear-mistrust-in-public-space.html
THE DEATH OF NEW YORK CITY
https://harpers.org/archive/2018/07/the-death-of-new-york-city-gentrification/
Friday, October 26, 2018
THE SHRINKING DENVER POST
https://www.5280.com/2016/09/how-massive-cuts-have-remade-the-denver-post/
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
HISTORY OF THE PLASTIC STRAW
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/disposable-america/563204/
EX-PRISONERS BETTER OF WITHOUT INTENSIVE SUPERVISION
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/07/02/study-after-study-shows-ex-prisoners-would-be-better-off-without-intense-supervision/
Sunday, October 21, 2018
BENEFITS OF DENSITY
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/5/29/what-a-steakhouse-can-teach-us-about-walkable-neighborhoods
WHAT'S WRONG WITH CURRENT ACTION FILMS
https://www.businessinsider.com/jason-bourne-ruined-action-movies-hollywood-film-cinema-2018-4
LUCK IS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY
https://qz.com/1360304/science-shows-that-luck-is-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy/
25% OF A GROUP CAN CHANGE EVERYONE'S BEHAVIOR
https://lifehacker.com/25-of-a-group-can-change-everyones-behavior-1828589265
THREE TYPES OF FAILURE
https://qz.com/work/1367872/failure-comes-in-three-types-learning-the-difference-helps-boost-confidence/
Friday, October 19, 2018
THE POWER OF IGNORANCE
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/business/mark-hoplamazian-of-hyatt-hotels-on-airbnb-and-why-stupid-questions-are-smart.html
BUILDING AN URBAN COMMUNITY IN DURHAM
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/10/searching-soul-community/572986/
THE DUTCH CAN'T SAVE AMERICA FROM FLOODING
https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/10/the-dutch-cant-save-us-from-rising-seas/573079/
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
ADAPTING CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
https://grist.org/article/whatll-we-eat-in-2050-california-farmers-are-placing-bets/
HOW AMERICA FAILS AT COMMUNICATING FLOOD RISK
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/10/how-america-fails-communicating-flood-risks/572620/
AMERICA IS NOT AS POLARIZED AS YOU THINK
https://www.hoover.org/research/are-we-verge-civil-war-some-words-reassurance
Sunday, October 14, 2018
DEFINE YOUR FEARS
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
IMPROVING YOUR LUCK
https://www.ted.com/talks/tina_seelig_the_little_risks_you_can_take_to_increase_your_luck
Saturday, October 13, 2018
INTERGENERATIONAL WORKERS
https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_conley_what_baby_boomers_can_learn_from_millennials_at_work_and_vice_versa
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Saturday, October 6, 2018
CAN YOU TEACH A JERK TO BE A NICE PERSON?
https://qz.com/work/1392782/can-adults-learn-empathy-linus-torvalds-of-linux-wants-to-try/
DRIVERS OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/10/04/if-real-wages-arent-rising-how-is-household-income-going-up/
Friday, October 5, 2018
RETAIL SALES TAX ISSUES
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-emergence-and-erosion-of-retail.html?m=1
Monday, October 1, 2018
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