The Facts of Life & Death

Check out the accompanying pdf and chart collection. (1) Country music played backwards. (2) On the road with Ivanka. (3) Hot chicken in the Athens of Tennessee. (4) Mutating virus. (5) Pandemic exacerbated demographic trends. (6) Fewer babies, more seniors. (7) Retiring Boomers. (8) Labor shortages likely to stimulate productivity growth. (9) Getting older in America. (10) Too many white collars, not enough blue collars. (11) Lower wages rising twice as fast as higher wages. (12) Is inflation just passing through? (13) Tapering timeline. (14) Movie review: “The Gentlemen” (+).