Tuesday's assorted links

Big dairy, disaster funds, Federal Reserve, student loans, and cooking oil shortage

Hi everyone! Here are some of the most interesting articles from the past week that I think you’ll enjoy reading as well:

1. Big dairy subsidies result in surplus cheese and price distortions for substitutes like soy and almond milk.

2. Federal funds sent to Texas that were intended for disaster preparedness aren’t going to counties that need the most help.

3. Kai Ryssdal from NPR interviews the Chair of the Federal Reserve about controlling inflation. [Podcast]

4. Student loan interest rates are about to increase in an effort to reduce inflation.

5. The world's cooking-oil supply is facing an unprecedented shortage as the Ukraine war cuts off a crucial supplier.

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Yesterday I wrote about some of the underlying causes behind the infant formula shortages. Check it out:

Searching for a Cause to the Formula Shortage

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Week 19 is over and I’m up to 16 books for the year. Last week I finished The Address Book by Deirdre Mask. It was a fascinating read on the development of named streets and the importance of having an address in today’s society. Each chapter looks at a different place in the world (and at different times in history) to discuss the importance of addresses. I found it a really quick read because each chapter was so well written.

The other book I finished last week was Catch Me If You Can. I had always loved the movie, so I was curious if the book would be similar. The storyline moves really quickly so it was a fairly easy read. To my surprise (although it really shouldn’t be surprising), Abagnale exaggerated a lot of the stories in the book. A new book came out last year by Alan Logan that details the exaggerations in Abagnale’s escapades. I’ve already requested it from the library!