Friday Link Roundup - 13
After a week on hiatus due to a golf trip, here is a selection of interesting pieces from around the web.
I’ve loved Jeopardy! since I was a kid, but I think that they really botched the selection of a new host. Mike Richards just seems like an asshat who doesn’t possess any of Alex Trebek’s professorial demeanor:
It’s no secret that most things in contemporary America are simply scams, many of which are tacitly or actively supported by our ridiculous elected representatives. Tax preparation has been in this category for a long time. But maybe things are changing?
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22596072/irs-turbotax-hr-block-free-file-tax-return
Two pieces on Dollar Stores, the proliferation of which speaks volumes about our economy circa 2021.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/06/the-true-cost-of-dollar-stores
Finally, here is a great YouTube channel to follow if you are interested in the science of energy:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKH_iLhhkTyt8Dk4dmeCQ9w
See you next week!