Favorites Rejects 2022-06-17

Olivier Blanchard @ojblanchard1

Don't blame the oil companies for their high profits. It is not price gouging, just how markets work. But there is nothing wrong with taxing those exceptional profits.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Upgrading school HVAC is good for public health, good for learning, and most of all *scalable* unlike a lot of other education interventions.

Joseph Allen @j_g_allen

Schools closed this week in Milwaukee due to extreme heat. Follows closings for heat a few weeks ago across Baltimore, Philly, DC, NYC… The $ is there (billions still not spent…), solution is obvious, and this problem is not going away (will get worse) https://t.co/eG2XttkVfH

Dan Diamond @ddiamond

Two months ago, Adam reported that shots for little kids might wait until June, with FDA deliberately delaying. Admin officials pushed back hard on the piece. Today: it’s June, FDA has finally authorized shots for little kids, just as Adam reported.

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn

NEW: The Biden admin may now wait until June to authorize a Covid vaccine for children under 5. The further delay comes even as the other public health precautions ease, exposing Biden to frustration from parents & political leaders over the vaccine. https://t.co/5GlCEieack

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Seems bad!

dylan matthews @dylanmatt

“While only 4 percent of Democratic men over 50 thought feminism was harmful, 46 percent of Democratic men under 50 did.” https://t.co/SFvfuyVj07

Darrell Owens @IDoTheThinking

Give me a concrete to put up the barriers and a trash can for the plastic pylons and I would end all car-to cyclist, pedestrian deaths tomorrow.

Dan Brekke @danbrekke

42-year-old cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver in downtown Oakland on Thursday night, the city's 17th traffic death of 2022. @KQEDNews @RapidRevolt https://t.co/v735EloOsr

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

Rates are gonna go higher unless inflation craters very soon.

Nick Timiraos @NickTimiraos

Different versions of monetary policy-setting formulas embedded in the Taylor Rule call for short-term interest rates between 4% and 7% right now https://t.co/FCwdywAosY https://t.co/3Ve5sNMn9a

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I'm skeptical of his national appeal (especially if he's challengng fellow Californian Kamala Harris) but the not-so-subtle subtext of these moves would seem to be that Newsom is testing the waters for a presidential run if Biden retires.

Melanie Mason @melmason

Within the last week, Newsom has: -vented about the nat'l Democratic party to @Elex_Michaelson https://t.co/JgAxz41A4e -joined Truth Social to "call out Republican lies" -vented about the nat'l Democratic party's weakness to @RonBrownstein https://t.co/qozN9t6Lns

Donald Shoup @DonaldShoup

Do your streets have a parking problem? Consider a Parking Benefit District. parkingreform.org/playbook/pbd via @Parking_Reform

parkingreform.orgParking Benefit Districts - A Guide for ActivistsIf your streets have a parking problem, this guide from the Parking Reform Network can provide you with some solutions and guidance on how to implement them.