Real Estate Xi Jinping Doesn’t Know What to Do After Popping a Real-Estate Bubble Christin Hakim, December 21, 2021 Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech in Beijing, Nov. 26. Photo: Li Gang/Xinhua/Associated Press Xi Jinping wants you to know he’s got China’s economy under control—a point he re-emphasized last week when the Communist Party released its top-level economic strategy for next year. But does he really? Funny you… Continue Reading
medical A History of Medical Innovation That Doesn’t Ignore the Side Effects Christin Hakim, September 29, 2021 While Wells was experimenting with nitrous oxide, a dentist named William Morton was trying a different anesthetic: ether. In October 1846, Morton was given an opportunity to demonstrate its use in the very same amphitheater in which Wells had failed. After he successfully completed his operation, Morton declared, “Gentlemen, this… Continue Reading