Mike's Blog Round Up
August 6, 2020

Eschaton: Corinth, Mississippi follows North Paulding, Georgia in quarantining students for COVID-19.

Balkinization: The impact of the Reagan era on the nation’s courts is not nearing its end; far from it.

Informed Comment: Why Trump really wants to send federal agents to Detroit.

Off the Charts Blog: State governments are facing an estimated $555 billion budget shortfall through fiscal year 2022.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"We're talking big numbers here. If government employment under Mr. Obama had grown at Reagan-era rates, 1.3 million more Americans would be working as schoolteachers, firefighters, police officers, etc., than are currently employed in such jobs." (Paul Krugman, March 5, 2012.)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round Up this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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