This Week’s Cuttings

<p>More on the pushback against Piketty&rsquo;s inequality narrative. Conclusion? It&rsquo;s complicated&hellip;Perhaps you prefer to delve into the long view. (Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century &mdash; ScienceDirect)</p> <p><strong>Do we really live in an &ldquo;age of inequality&rdquo;?</strong><br /> <em>Why economists are reconsidering the scale of the rise in US inequality.</em>www.vox.com</p> <p>Surely Americans don&rsquo;t hate their children? Most of the political hysteria of the age seems to revolve around protecting them. (Florida school district removes dictionaries from libraries, citing law championed by DeSantis (popular.info)) Something doesn&rsquo;t add up, does it&hellip;</p> <p><a href="https://johnnyfoolish.medium.com/this-weeks-cuttings-53d32a353c58"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>