This Week’s Cuttings

More on the pushback against Piketty’s inequality narrative. Conclusion? It’s complicated…Perhaps you prefer to delve into the long view. (Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century — ScienceDirect)

Do we really live in an “age of inequality”?
Why economists are reconsidering the scale of the rise in US inequality.www.vox.com

Surely Americans don’t hate their children? Most of the political hysteria of the age seems to revolve around protecting them. (Florida school district removes dictionaries from libraries, citing law championed by DeSantis (popular.info)) Something doesn’t add up, does it…

Why America hates its children

‘No shit, Sherlock!’ news part 1. Surely this is blindingly obvious to anyone who can count?

Pluralistic: Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s “A City On Mars” (09 Jan 2024) — Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

‘No shit, Sherlock!’ news part 2. Totally unsurprising but the tables are fun in their bluntness.

We tested the predictive power of astrology. Here are the results. (clearerthinking.org)

Evidence that being politically correct can literally kill you.

Understanding Gen Z’s ‘Menu Anxiety’ — The Food Institute

Is it just me or is Canada consistently portrayed as a comedy country? Or perhaps it actually is a comedy country…

Try not to let moose lick your car, Parks Canada warns, as more salt-seeking animals flock to highways | CBC News