The 2020 U.S. presidential election is rapidly coming into view – and so is the electorate that will determine its outcome.

While demographic changes unfold slowly, it’s already clear that the 2020 electorate will be unique in several ways. Nonwhites will account for a third of eligible voters – their largest share ever – driven by long-term increases among certain groups, especially Hispanics. At the same time, one-in-ten eligible voters will be members of Generation Z, the Americans who will be between the ages 18 and 23 next year. That will occur as Millennials and all other older generations account for a smaller share of eligible voters than they did in 2016.

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/essay/an-early-look-at-the-2020-electorate/

http://theconversation.com/measles-why-its-so-deadly-and-why-vaccination-is-so-vital-110779

"That’s because forgetting the past has precipitated selective amnesia in our post-measles psyche. Ignoring scientific facts has tragically brought us to a place where some people fail to appreciate the values and utility of some of the most phenomenal tools we have created in our historical war on infectious disease. Unsubstantiated claims that vaccines like MMR were associated with autism, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, etc., etc., and ill-informed celebrities have wreaked havoc with vaccination programs. Genuine, caring parents unaware of the realities of diseases they had never seen decided that since the viruses were gone from this part of the world shots were so last millennium. Put simply, some people have given up on vaccines."

http://theconversation.com/whos-smoking-now-and-why-it-matters-109605

"Increasingly, today’s smokers are those with lower education, lower income and – importantly – a higher incidence of mental illness."

Of course, the causal arrow would change on some measures of physical health.

"Our simplest takeaway: Whether it’s an extra $8 million an hour or $15 million an hour, it costs a lot to shutter even just part of the government."
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/jan/18/how-much-does-government-shutdown-cost/

The life of a Park Ranger wasn’t all violence and misery, though. As Hufstetler notes, Rangers based in Glacier National Park could make up to $100 each month with expenses such as living quarters as part of the package—a very respectable rate for the time. Indeed, according to George Jaramillo, in Yosemite Park, the conditions of housing were quite cushy. Thanks to the efforts of the first director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, the Yosemite’s Rangers’ Club had its own cooks as well as electrical power for warmth.

https://daily.jstor.org/when-the-park-ranger-was-not-your-friend/

“So in the coming weeks, if you hear a talking head suggest that a top tax rate of 70 percent means that the government will be taking away 70 percent of a person’s earnings, it’s a sign that the speaker either doesn’t understand how taxes work or is deliberately trying to mislead you.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/07/how-tax-brackets-actually-work-simple-visual-guide/

https://blog.gao.gov/2019/01/03/a-lot-of-government-information-is-freely-available/

https://www.vox.com/health-care/2018/12/18/18134825/emergency-room-bills-health-care-costs-america

A $5,571 bill to sit in a waiting room, $238 eyedrops, and a $60 ibuprofen tell the story of how emergency room visits are squeezing patients