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Driving cross-country

I have driven cross-country four times, at least if you count a 3/4 trip as valid. I also have driving experience in virtually all states, including Hawaii and Alaska, neither of which would be part of typical cross-country travel. I recommend this mode of transport highly, especially for the United States. Here are a few […] The post Driving cross-country appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsWhy not camp half the nights (eastern US has far fewer national . by rsmI've taken a train ...

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What should I ask Bob Spitz?

Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him, Wikipedia here. I very much enjoyed his new book on the Rolling Stones, plus he has many older books of note, including on the 1969-1970 Knicks, Woodstock, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Julia Child. All good books! He also for a while […] The post What should I ask Bob Spitz? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesMy very interesting Conversation with Arthur C. BrooksSentences to ponderWhat should I ask And...

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What’s in a name? Moderna’s “vaccine” vs. “therapy” dilemma

Is it the Department of Defense or the Department of War? The Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America? A vaccine—or an “individualized neoantigen treatment”? That’s the Trump-era vocabulary paradox facing Moderna, the covid-19 shot maker whose plans for next-generation mRNA vaccines against flus and emerging pathogens have been dashed by vaccine skeptics in…

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