As of 2017, Millennials Are Doing OK
Over at the Atlantic, Annie Lowrey says that Millennials are screwed if we head into another recession: For adults between the ages of 22 and 38, after all, the last recession never really ended….The Millennials graduated into the worst jobs market in 80 years….As of 2014, Millennial men were earning no more than Gen X…
Chart of the Day: Doctors Are Just Winging It
Austin Frakt highlights this chart from a 2013 special issue of the British Medical Journal: OK fine, how about some examples? There are countless other examples of common treatments and medical advice provided without good evidence: magnesium supplements for leg cramps; oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction; IV saline for certain kidney disease patients; the…
Can We Please Ignore Donald Trump Occasionally?
Last week Donald Trump talked about buying Greenland. Within a day or two the news media was full of stories asking “Can America really buy Greenland?” Today Trump mused about using nuclear weapons to break up hurricanes. I suppose this means that tomorrow we’ll be buried under earnest pieces asking “Are nukes the answer to…
Barack and Michelle Released Their Summer Playlist. It’s Very Fun Watching Musicians Freak Out About It.
Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA WIRE While the world feels upside down, we all need a moment to pause and see to what Barack and Michelle are listening to—and to see how much our own playlists and coolness stack up. The former president tweeted a summer playlist on Saturday, a list of 44 songs (a nod…
Why Climate Change Is So Hard
Abriansyah Liberto/SOPA Images via ZUMA In the Washington Post today, Jamil Zaki asks a question: About 70 percent of Americans believe that the climate is changing, most acknowledge that this change reflects human activity, and more than two-thirds think it will harm future generations. Unless we dramatically alter our way of life, swaths of the…
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls Out the President: “He’s Afraid of Us”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib greets supporters in Detroit, Michigan.Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has clearly gotten under the skin of President Trump, who has frequently attacked the first-term congresswoman in starkly racist terms and even lobbied Israel to block her from visiting the country. Now Tlaib says she knows why: He’s afraid. In a recent…