Thursday assorted links

1. “And what this implies is rather striking, and rarely discussed by those outside of public health: that among their many purposes and benefits, vaccines have served now for decades as a kind of substitute health safety net in America.” (NYT)

2. “Rubio pone como ejemplo la transición española para una Venezuela “estable y democrática” con elecciones libres.”

3. Mehrling reviews Rogoff.

4. Jon Hartley on John Roberts.

5. Penguin population by country.

6. Sly Dunbar obituary (NYT).

7. How commerce affected culture, by Soumaya Keynes (FT).

8. “A beautiful, remote island off the coast of south-west Wales could be your new home – as long as you are happy to count puffins.“