When accounting for these factors, the study finds that the difference between observed and modeled temperatures since 1975 is smaller than previously believed. The models had projected a 0.226°C per decade global surface air warming trend for 1975–2014 (and 0.212°C per decade over the geographic area covered by the HadCRUT4 record). However, when matching the… Continue reading Climate models are even more accurate than you thought
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Obama’s economics team is taking on one of America’s most underrated economic problems
Obama’s economics team is taking on one of America’s most underrated economic problems
Regulating entry into certain kinds of professions on the grounds of health and safety makes sense, but once a process is set up to exclude people from doing a job, incumbent practitioners have a strong economic incentive to use the licensing board as a means to eliminate competition.
This was tried by Jerry Brown (I think) and the attack ads making health and safety started before the ink was dry on the bill’s first draft.
Oklahoma Oil Executive Told OU Dean He Wanted Earthquake Scientists Fired
Oklahoma Oil Executive Told OU Dean He Wanted Earthquake Scientists Fired
>“Mr. Hamm is very upset at some of the earthquake reporting to the point that he would like to see select OGS staff dismissed,” wrote Larry Grillot, the dean of the university’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, in a July 16, 2014, e-mail to colleagues at the university.
Right wing political correctness in action.
The Campaign of Deception Against Planned Parenthood
The full video of the lunch meeting, over two hours long and released by the Center for Medical Progress after complaints by Planned Parenthood, shows something very different from what these critics claim. Clearly, the shorter version was edited to eliminate statements by Dr. Nucatola explaining that Planned Parenthood does not profit from tissue donation,… Continue reading The Campaign of Deception Against Planned Parenthood
Everything We Know So Far About the Louisiana Theater Shooter
Online postings suggest that Houser eventually became too radical for TV. For instance, he was openly concerned that the United States was racist against whites, and he sympathized with both the Westboro Baptist Church and KKK leaders like David Duke. (The forum postings and tweets have been attributed to Houser by the Southern Poverty Law… Continue reading Everything We Know So Far About the Louisiana Theater Shooter
Trump Is the Poison His Party Concocted
Trump is a byproduct of all the toxic elements Republicans have thrown into their brew over the last decade or so — from birtherism to race-based hatred of immigrants, from nihilists who shut down government to elected officials who shout “You lie!” at their commander in chief. It was fine when all this crossing-of-the-line was… Continue reading Trump Is the Poison His Party Concocted
Jonah Goldberg: Then and Now
The clown who made a buck selling a book called “Liberal Fascism” to halfwits is calling Donald Trump a low-rent carnival barker. (via driftglass: Doughy Pantload: Then and Now) Interesting comparison between what Jonah Goldberg wrote about the Swiftboating of Kerry in 2004 and the attacks by Trump on McCain in 2015.
New York wage board approves $15 minimum wage for fast food workers: The plan makes no sense.
Economists often judge the appropriateness of a minimum wage by comparing it with the local median wage—the theory being that, in cities with higher pay across the board, a higher minimum will be less of a burden….In New York City, $15 in 2018 would still amount to more than 60 percent of the metro area’s… Continue reading New York wage board approves $15 minimum wage for fast food workers: The plan makes no sense.
As Shootings Rise in New York, Police Focus on a Small Number of Young Men – The New York Times
The strategy of targeting those believed to be behind the violence, born of years studying the origins of shootings, has intensified this year. Officers on the street, who are recording far fewer arrests and a still plummeting number of stops, are now focusing on a few hundred people who are believed to fuel rounds of… Continue reading As Shootings Rise in New York, Police Focus on a Small Number of Young Men – The New York Times
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