Do Universities Increase Innovation In Their Communities?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. File this one under “random stuff that came through my Twitter feed today.” It’s a paper from Michael Andrews, a postdoc at Northwestern, and it examines whether universities promote innovation. The methodology is simple, though the work required to gather the data appears to be…
Don Jr. Refuses to Disclose Russia Conversation With Father
This is all you’re allowed to know about Don Jr’s testimony today.Alex Edelman via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump’s eldest son spent several hours under the klieg lights today testifying in front of the House Intelligence Committee. But he didn’t say much: Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday…
Fracking Is a Huge American Money Pit
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I learned something new today. Every year, fracking operations in the United States produce more than a billion barrels of oil and gas. And we’re basically just giving it all away: That’s right: the whole industry is a huge money sink. If you invested $100…
Americans Claim To Be the Most Pain-Ridden People in the World
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Christopher Ingraham reports today on a new study that says Americans are less happy than they used to be and feel “bodily aches and pains” at the highest rate in the world: Aware that some of this could be attributable to question translation issues or…
Conservative Economist Admits Tax Bill Is Designed to Screw Democrats
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The latest on the Republican tax bill: “It’s death to Democrats,” said conservative economist Stephen Moore, who advised Trump’s campaign on tax policy. “They go after state and local taxes, which weakens public employee unions. They go after university endowments, and universities have become play…
Chart of the Day: The Cost of an ER Visit Is Skyrocketing
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over at Vox, Sarah Kliff is collecting data and personal stories about ER visits. Today’s installment is about “facility fees,” the charge added to your bill just for walking through the door: Around 1 am on August 20, Ismael Saifan woke up with a terrible…