Morning Belz, March 23

Was Len Sassaman the guy behind Bitcoin? — Leung
Immigrant students boost U.S.-born students — NBER
Biden less transparent about border than Trump — AP
Charles Blow advocates a Black return to the South — NPR
Re: Teen Vogue, America forgot how to forgive — Atlantic
10 dead, including a cop, in Colorado mass shooting — ABC
Senate Dems introduced AR-15 ban a week ago — NY Post*
Virus, not shutdowns, suppressed economic activity — NBER**

*After a few phone calls over a few weeks, I think we have a visit to a gun range near Knoxville scheduled for late April. Any gun owners have ideas for things to ask? Things not to ask? Advice welcome.

**This research, which seems clever and intuitive, is from the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois, two states with different approaches to the pandemic.

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“A horse is a false hope for salvation.” — Psalm 33:17

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