Commentary

Interesting research continues to appear and I will keep summarizing it for you.

Losses from tornadoes have actually trended down in recent decades when adjusted for inflation, population growth and other relevant factors.

Revised economic data paints a much weaker picture of the economy than did initial releases.

Minnesota's hospitals inexcusably kill and injure a number of patients every year, and DEI is likely one cause.

The new reality of higher inflation and interest rates for an extended period, and the consequent economic damage, is settling in.

In a hilarious example of karma, governors (all Dems) of states with offshore wind farm projects are begging for even more federal funding, complaining about inflation and regulatory delays that…

Minnesota whacked Dems are using education to keep the pool of future pro(re)gressive voters growing.

Medicare Advantage plans have lower utilization and spending than does the Medicare fee-for-service program.

A report on stop-loss insurance reveals increases in number of claims and average cost of a claim.

From far across the Pacific comes yet another set of summaries, just like the virus.

A report proposing to address serious issues with our educational system instead demonstrates exactly why it is screwed up to begin with. It is all about ideology.

The authors of the mask review Scientific American wrongly impugned have now gone after lockdowns.

A Scientific American editorial reveals nothing about masks but a lot about the ideology-driven nature of the US "science" establishment.

A WSJ op-ed is spectacularly wrong about the problems with corporate DEI programs.

Even from far across the ocean, the research summaries continue their steady distribution.