Tuesday's Assorted Links
Mark Cuban, cost of laundry, crocodiles, speed traps, and panic buying (again)
Hi everyone! Here are 5 stories I learned about this past week that I think you’ll also really enjoy:
As pork prices increase, some people are switching to crocodile
Public safety or speed traps? The conflicts of interest behind fines and fees
Here we go again! Panic buying and supply chain issues are causing empty grocery shelves
If one of these stories stands out, feel free to leave a comment and share your thoughts!
In yesterday’s Monday Morning Economist, I shared how I use a few economic principles to read 90 books last year.
Week 4 is complete and I’m still at 3 books for the year. One of the problems with reading multiple books at a time is that I don’t often finish a book in any given week. I’ll still get to 52 by the end of the year!
I started reading a fascinating book called Lies My Teacher Told Me. The book was originally published in 1995 and a second edition came out in the 2000s. The author looks at a variety of high school and middle school history books to see what students are being taught (or not taught!) about American history.
I had never heard about this book before I saw it at the bookstore, but I’ve been captivated by it since I started it. I requested his other book, Lies Across America, from the library and am excited to dig into that one as well.