Thursday assorted links

1. India Canada Naveen fact of the day.

2. New announcements on tax hikes supported by Harris.  Most of these plans are not serious, and now is a good time to see who is a Democrat first, and an economist second.  And vice versa.  Here is some relevant commentary.

3. “An examination of two decades of the openings and closings of New York City’s elite restaurants indicates that receiving a Michelin star corresponded to an increased likelihood of restaurant exit.”

4. MIT without affirmative action (NYT).  White admissions dropped (a small amount), by the way.

5. David Wallace-Wells on gambling and risk-taking (NYT).

6. MIE: “The scientists bought the citations for US$300 from a firm that seems to sell bogus citations in bulk. This confirms the existence of a black market for faked references that research-integrity sleuths have long speculated about, says the team.”

7. Nick Gillespie interviews Anna Gat.

8. Saloni on microplastics in the brain.