- July 11, 2023* I spotted an interesting HUD program that covers a topic I've never or rarely seen the feds touch: "Increasing…
- April 19, 2023* The Dept. of Energy announces a $375 million loan for an automotive-grade battery recycling plant, which is sited for…
- February 9, 2023* The NYT notices how poorly L.A.'s Prop HHH went. We talked about some of its problems back in 2017;…
- October 24, 2022* There is a real federal program called "eSports and Game Development Skills Training and Capacity Building," run through the…
- July 21, 2022* “Your methods are unorthodox.” We agree. * "Why America can't build." This is consistent with our recent piece on…
- February 15, 2022* "So you want to build a microgrants program." In this, Scott Alexander notes: "(2) Most people are terrible, terrible,…
- November 22, 2021* "Willingness to look stupid," which is often key to getting things done and learning new things. * "Is College…
- August 24, 2021* "Hospitals Have Started Posting Their Prices Online. Here's What They Reveal." That headline isn't great, and a lot of…
- October 14, 2020* "A Hidden Cost of Covid: Shrinking Mental-Health Services: Mental-health treatment has become harder to find just as the coronavirus…
- June 17, 2020* "The new dot com bubble is here: it’s called online advertising." One could alternately ask, "What do we really…
