A Useful Lesson - International Law

No, Biden can’t just sell off seized Russian yachts and central bank assets to help aid Ukraine – international law and the US Constitution forbid it
https://theconversation.com/no-biden-cant-just-sell-off-seized-russian-yachts-and-central-bank-assets-to-help-aid-ukraine-international-law-and-the-us-constitution-forbid-it-182214 

Politicization of Math Curriculum in California

Stanford Prof Debunks Research Behind New California K-12 Math Standards
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stanford-prof-debunks-research-behind-new-california-k-12-math-standards-11651607997
 
Stanford and Cal professors level accusations as debate over state math curriculum rages
https://stanforddaily.com/2022/04/07/stanford-and-cal-professors-level-accusations-as-debate-over-state-math-curriculum-rages/ 

Republicans versus Big Business

The Party of Big Business Is Getting More Anti-Conservative by the Day
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/opinion/desantis-republicans-disney.html 

What Does the Right Do When Big Business Turns Against Republicans?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/opinion/desantis-musk-disney.html

The Florida Mystery
Why a longtime swing state has taken on a bright-red sheen
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/04/how-desantis-motivated-florida-conservative-policies/629679/
Related:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/opinion/republicans-florida-disney-conspiracy-theories.html
 
Why Disney has its own government in Florida and what happens if that goes away
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/us/reedy-creek-walt-disney-florida/index.html
 
Texas Republicans squeeze Wall Street firms over climate policies
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-04-26/texas-republicans-push-back-on-wall-streets-embrace-of-climate-policies 

Oxford University and Modern British Politics

Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK by Simon Kuper – review
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/01/chums-how-a-tiny-caste-of-oxford-tories-took-over-the-uk-by-simon-kuper-review

All talk and no trousers: Is Oxford really to blame for Brexit?
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/all-talk-and-no-trousers-is-oxford-really-to-blame-for-brexit-

Related:
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2022/04/the-born-to-rule-oxford-tories 

Inflation Persistence

The Hot Housing Market Makes the Fed’s Inflation-Fighting Job Even Tougher
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-03/housing-market-prices-rise-worsen-inflation-dilemma
With mortgage rates going up but underlying demand still strong, policymakers may have to hike higher.

Mortgage rates are rising, but the hot housing market is slow to cool
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/03/fed-mortgage-rate-inflation/
 
Job openings hit new records, while 4.5 million Americans quit or changed jobs in March, reflecting labor market strength
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/03/jobs-quits-hires-march-2022/

The Era of Cheap and Plenty May Be Ending

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/business/economy/pandemic-supply-chains-inflation.html
Supplies of goods are coming up short in the pandemic, and prices have jumped. Some economists warn that the changes could linger.

My take:

Is the US housing market headed for a price correction?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3466071-is-the-us-housing-market-headed-for-a-price-correction/ 

Is 4 percent inflation the new normal?
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3272668-is-4-percent-inflation-the-new-normal/ 

Emerging Markets - A Good Bet for the Long Run

Emerging Markets Are the Next Comeback Nations
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/taiwan/2022-04-04/emerging-markets-are-next-comeback-nations 

America’s Growing Involvement in the Ukraine Conflict

Ukraine Is Now America’s War, Too
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/ukraine-is-now-americas-war-too