by Larry Shultz | Feb 3, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Democracy, Education, Human and Civil rights, Neuroeconomics, Public Policy
I must say, the USA believes the friggin wholesale business is by definition orders of magnitude morally superior to retail. We also think Christianity is superior to Judaism. When Jews try their hand at our business, we have some strong pre-existing blood libel...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 3, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Biodiversity, Biology, Biophysical Economics, Democracy, Ecology, Education, Energy, Epigenetics, Evolution, Genetics, Human and Civil rights, Neuroeconomics, Pseudoscience, Public Health, Public Policy, Science, Uncategorized, US West
A Religion of Life | Do the Math (ucsd.edu) We are a story telling species. Stories about “god s” gave selective advantage to groups, who developed greater internal altruism. It rolled the dice in their favor in out group competition and aided in in group...
by Larry Shultz | Feb 1, 2024 | Climate, Democracy, Ecology, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy
Just over a third think higher education is a net win. 40% think it isa a zero-sum game (with student loans) and just over a fifth think it is a less than zero sum game, thus it provides negative utility. Honestly, many people attend and thus have no earnings for a...
by Larry Shultz | Jan 30, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Public Health, Public Policy, Real Estate
Renter Cost-Burden Shares Remain High | Joint Center for Housing Studies (harvard.edu) Home Price-to-Income Ratio Reaches Record High | Joint Center for Housing Studies (harvard.edu) America’s Rental Housing 2024 (harvard.edu) Although rent price acceleration...
by Larry Shultz | Jan 28, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Democracy, Education, Public Health, Public Policy
Intimidation of State and Local Officeholders | Brennan Center for Justice
by Larry Shultz | Jan 28, 2024 | Democracy, Education, Public Health, Public Policy
Assuming you are a man with average SES, average earnings, and education, at 70 there is a 50% chance you would live 13 years in the pre covid era. This Stange virus is still increasing mortality and morbidity with each infection. A male has a 32% chance of death by...
