Monday morning news drop
Behind the Florida Condo Collapse: Rampant Corner-Cutting Inadequate waterproofing, thin columns and faulty concrete emerge as leading possibilities in Champlain Towers South tragedy (Wall Street Journal)
How to Fix Economic Inequality? An Overview of Policies for the United States and Other High-Income Economies For decades, a gap has been growing between the rich and poor in advanced economies, especially the United States. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck. (Peterson Institute for International Economics)
What I learned visiting two cutting-edge Amazon grocery stores Grocery stores have reason to worry as Amazon invades their industry. (Full Stack Economics)
TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook are killing ppeople with Ivermectin misinformation Like other false cures, the drug is highlighting the misinformation problem on social media. (The Verge)
The quirks and features of YouTube car reviews with Doug DeMuro What’s going to surprise you is how much data from YouTube Doug actually tracks and how he uses that data to make decisions about what videos to make. Doug’s also a product reviewer, so we talked about what reviews are for, who they serve, and how Doug manages to keep himself independent in the face of auto industry glad-handing. Doug was pretty direct that he considers himself a journalist — and direct about how various car companies try to get favorable reviews. (The Verge)
On the Road, Again: In an uncertain post-vaccine landscape, musicians and other touring professionals are feeling the elation—and anxiety—of getting back to work. (Pitchfork)
Big D Is a Big Deal Dallas–Fort Worth is becoming the de facto capital of America’s Heartland. Today, Dallas is pulling away economically from the nation’s long-established urban centers because of a distinctive policy orientation: growth-friendly, with lighter-touch business regulation and lower taxes than longtime urban centers in the Northeast, the Midwest, or California. Only four of the 53 U.S. metros with more than 1 million people outperform DFW on an index of economic freedom measuring tax levels, government spending, and labor rules. (City-Journal)
Jonah Hill Is SuperGood His 20s were wild: a parade of raunchy, era-defining comedies. Then Jonah Hill shifted gears, directing a deeply personal film and taking on the kinds of rich, complex roles he’s always wanted. Here he opens up to director Adam McKay (another funny guy gone serious-ish) about that evolution—and how nice it is when your happiness finally catches up with your success. (GQ)