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  Vernon Niven

  

  2 days ago

  The biggest myths about gas prices

  Vox - Rebecca Leber

  Gas prices are still climbing, and President Joe Biden has nothing but bad options. Last week, Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months — a move that would lower gas prices by 18 cents per gallon. But the proposal for a gas tax holiday already looks to be dead. …

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  Vernon Niven

  

  3 days ago

  Astronomers Radically Reimagine the Making of the Planets

  WIRED - Rebecca Boyle

  Observations of faraway worlds have forced a near-total rewrite of the story of our solar system. Start at the center, with the sun. Our middle-aged …

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  Vernon Niven

  

  5 days ago

  The Republicans Who Wanted Pardons for Their Trump Coup Actions

  The Bulwark - Amanda Carpenter

  In late 2020, Donald Trump instructed a top Justice Department official to “Just say [the election] was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the …

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  Vernon Niven

  

  Is Larry Summers Really Right About Inflation and Biden?

  The New Yorker - John Cassidy

  The Harvard economist is getting plaudits for the warnings he issued early last year, but some Administration officials and economists are questioning the basis of his arguments. With retail prices surging, wages failing to keep up, and the Federal Reserve moving to raise interest rates, Larry …

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  Vernon Niven

  

  Larry Summers Is Still Worth Ignoring

  The Nation - By Jeet Heer

  Shut out of power, the onetime wunderkind tries to grab the spotlight with an attention-getting argument. One heartening fact about Joe Biden is that …

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  Vernon Niven

  

  The Comprehensive Case Against Larry Summers

  The Atlantic - Michael Hirsh

  Of course he's brilliant. But he also displays all the attributes -- arrogance, bullying, stubbornness -- that you don't want at the head of the Fed. Lawrence Henry Summers is one of the world's most eminent economists. He won the John Bates Clark Medal given every two years to the nation's best …