Michael Butler

A pre-election survey on strength of social networks found ”nearly 1 in 5 Americans (17%) reported having no one they were close with. Further, these socially disconnected voters were far more likely to view Trump positively and support his reelection…” fivethirtyeight.com/features/could…

"we conclude that these eighteen rallies ultimately resulted in more than 30,000 incremental confirmed cases of COVID-19... the rallies likely led to more than 700 deaths (not necessarily among attendees)." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

When Unpaid Student Loan Bills Mean You Can No Longer Work nyti.ms/2jEnQ89

@warshawshaw Check out ed glaeser’s book, triumph of the city! Argues that preserving old city architecture spikes housing prices.