In the year ending September 2025, inflation as measured by the CPI was 3%; not bad, not great.

The US trade deficit is essentially where it was before Trump started the tariff wars.

More evidence of a substantial health plan cost rise in 2026.

Tariffs may not raise overall inflation, but they suppress economic activity.

A new study finds that provider organizations entering into risk-based financial arrangements with Medicare Advantage plans had little change in utilization patterns.

Short-form videos are extremely bad for your cognitive and mental health.

The reversal of tariffs on food products is an admission that they are in fact a tax paid by consumers. We need an end to trade and tariff chaos.

A new report from California demonstrates how unprepared freshmen are to do college level work.

Another mixed week for US debt auctions, ending with a pretty bad 30-year bond auction.

The Strib sinks below even its usual low standards in attacking Trump.

A short biography of Isaac Newton is a good read.

The multiple federal programs to reduce health spending and improve primary care.

The government tries to pretend that a train line isn't losing money.

The Strib is getting stale, pursuing the same old attack lines on Trump.

More heart inflammation and other vascular issues occur following a CV-19 infection than a vax.