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The Great $20 Burrito Panic of 2026

What a viral tweet gets right about affordability and wrong about arithmetic
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Social media bans, electric vehicles, buying a home, auto insurance, and declining quality
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The Middle Class of Tech Is Quietly Vanishing
A global memory chip shortage triggered by the AI boom is quietly squeezing budget phones and mid-range laptops out of the market.
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Tuesday's Assorted Links
Protein powder, AI abilities, college students, interest rates, and demographics
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Your Kid's School Supplies Cost More This Year
From backpacks to bus routes to tuition, this year's basket is running hotter than the headlines. Here's what actually changed, item by item.
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Tuesday's Assorted Links
Cost of living, social media bans, computer science majors, health insurance, and lettuce demand
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The Anti-Fade Problem
What it takes to legally cut hair in New York City and what that tells us about the hidden economics of occupational licensing
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