Ideology as ‘science:’ economics
There is a new blog post entitled, “A monster that does not bleed and cannot be killed.”
James Meadway, “The present crisis calls for a new economic paradigm,” New Statesman, June 8, 2022, https://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2022/06/cost-of-living-crisis-new-economic-paradigm
Social networks
There is another new blog post entitled, “Social networks and political polarization: We don’t fucking know.”
Mathew Ingram, “Have the dangers of social media been overstated?” Columbia Journalism Review, June 9, 2022, https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/have-the-dangers-of-social-media-been-overstated.php
Erie
Jim Martin, “Erie job market earns low marks in national study; how concerned should we be?” Erie Times-News, June 8, 2022, https://www.goerie.com/story/business/2022/06/09/erie-investments-have-topped-600-million-has-it-made-a-difference/65357595007/
Pittsburgh
Infrastructure
What inquiring minds really want to know is how Pittsburgh’s bus service, now to be called Pittsburgh Regional Transit,[1] got to be called the Port Authority in the first place; it does not exercise authority over ports, at least as near as I can tell. The closest it comes to this is rights of way that somehow traverse rivers and “T” (light rail) stations near those rivers. But I can just about guarantee that a lot of riders will wish they’d spend the money on improving service instead of new paint jobs.
Ed Blazina, “Goodbye Port Authority, hello Pittsburgh Regional Transit: Agency unveils new name, branding,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 9, 2022, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2022/06/09/port-authority-allegheny-county-new-name-pittsburgh-regional-transit-prt-pat-buses-t-light-rail/stories/202206090131
- [1]Ed Blazina, “Goodbye Port Authority, hello Pittsburgh Regional Transit: Agency unveils new name, branding,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 9, 2022, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2022/06/09/port-authority-allegheny-county-new-name-pittsburgh-regional-transit-prt-pat-buses-t-light-rail/stories/202206090131↩