Robert VerBruggen
Full-time dad of three, part-time @NRO policy writer, @FamStudies research fellow, Wisconsin native, @MedillSchool alum, metalhead, gamer. Tweets my own.
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Black applicants faced discrimination in securing PPP loans, study finds
The results are in line with patterns of disparities in lending before the pandemic hit.
Robert VerBruggen
Audit study (by an activist group) on discrimination in PPP application process at banks
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Twitter Is Removing Images of Internal Tool Sources Say Enables Account Takeover
After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
Will Merriam-Webster’s Coming Redefinition of “Racism” Revolutionize Discrimination Law?
Merriam-Webster’s coming amendment to the definition of “racism” illustrates the power that voices like Kimberlé Crenshaw’s and Ibram Kendi’s have wielded.
Fauci: ‘Bizarre’ White House Behavior Only Hurts the President
The nation’s top public-health expert tells The Atlantic that he isn’t going anywhere, despite the Trump administration’s newest attempts to undercut him.
Navajo Nation has a suggestion for the new name of Washington’s football team
The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they will change their team name and logo after about 87 years of using it, in the wake of corporate and public pressure to ditch the moniker over raci…
Working memory capacity predicts individual differences in social-distancing compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Before vaccination and other intervention measures become available, successful containment of an unknown infectious disease critically relies on people’s voluntary compliance with the recommended social-distancing guidelines. This involves a...
New Data on T Cells and the Coronavirus
Well, I was writing just the other day about what we don't know about the T-cell response to coronavirus infection, and as of today we know quite a bit more. And from what I can see, we have encouraging news, mixed with some things that we're going...
Opioids After Surgery in the United States Versus the Rest... : Annals of Surgery
ntributes to the opioid epidemic.
Methods:
Patients ≥16 years old undergoing appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or inguinal hernia repair in 14 hospitals from 8 countries during a 6-month period were included. Medical records were systematically...
The myth of the “model minority myth” probably tells us about the pervasiveness of lying
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18-to-20-Year-Olds Have a Right to Buy Handguns
So holds a Virginia state judge under the Virginia Constitution, concluding that the Virginia background check requirement for private sales therefore can't be applied to 18-to-20-year-olds.
Robert VerBruggen
Interesting case on whether you can have gun restrictions that apply by age, but to non-minors.
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The Coming Showdown over Schooling
“It’s going to be very hard for states that have epidemics right now to reopen their schools in the fall, tragically,” said American Institute scholar and former FDA chief Scott
CDC Updates COVID-19 Fatality Rate ‘Best Estimate’ | National Review
They fixed it just in time for new evidence to throw off the calculations again!
The Herd-Immunity Illusion
The most important variable in achieving herd immunity could be how people behave.
CDC Employees Call on Agency to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis | National Review
More than 1,000 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed a letter calling on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis.
An Indefensible Commutation | National Review
It is another indication of Trump’s perverse view of the law — and another reminder of the loathsome characters he’s always surrounded himself with.
Redskins say they are retiring nickname, logo
The Redskins announced Monday that they are retiring their name and logo and owner Dan Snyder and coach Ron Rivera are working on a new name and logo design that will "inspire our sponsors, fans and community for the next 100 years."
Did President Trump's Tulsa Rally Reignite COVID-19? Indoor Events and Offsetting Community Effects
Robert VerBruggen
Similar to that study on BLM rallies, this one shows no effect from the Trump rally.
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