The New York Times@nytimes
Students in Hong Kong will soon be given textbooks that say Hong Kong was never a British colony.
The books are part of China’s effort to instill a historical narrative in a city where a pro-democracy movement was crushed.
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In These New Textbooks, Hong Kong Was Never a British Colony
9:28 AM · Jun 16, 2022
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Bans on unrelated people living together had unsubtle motives — note the praise of Chicago for an ordinance that clarified servants are okay.
slowboring.com/p/legalize-hou…
10:49 AM · Jun 16, 2022
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Grace Fletcher-Hackwood@msgracefh
Did a wolf write this
Philip Oldfield @SustainableTall
This is so cool
With the Triodos Bio-based Mortgage, customers receive an extra low interest rate if they are going to live in or build a home made of wood, straw or flax
https://t.co/0vutVXoqj8 https://t.co/CXLkF3SA2X
11:24 AM · Jun 16, 2022
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits
The Fed's "average inflation targeting" regime is a farce. If you make up below-target inflation but don't compensate at all for above-target inflation that isn't average inflation targeting. It's just a chaotic increase in your inflation target. fullstackeconomics.com/why-the-fed-an…
1:38 PM · Jun 16, 2022
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits
There’s a decent argument for setting a higher inflation target to avoid the zero lower bound. But if the fed is going to do that it should actually announce a new target, with a clear explanation of how it’s going to work.
1:44 PM · Jun 16, 2022
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Ben Wetzler@bd_wetz
Minneapolis saw a huge increase in new housing supply under its 2040 updated zoning code and was the *only* American city to see a drop in market rents and so naturally our reactionary court system and lifestyle-liberal "environmental review" laws are putting a stop to it.
Star Tribune @StarTribune
BREAKING: Court orders Minneapolis to cease implementation of 2040 Plan. https://t.co/DimBpHop3H
3:45 PM · Jun 16, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
This is what carbon removal is for...you know, the thing all the climate-leftists are against.
Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins
Everyone realises that by reducing our carbon emissions we are only stopping the planet from getting warmer, rather than actually cooling the planet, right?
10:23 PM · Jun 16, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
Here's a bit of encouraging data:
thedailybeast.com/american-insti…
3:19 AM · Jun 17, 2022
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