March 06, 2021

Do we dare buy MLB tickets?

21 minutes

California theme parks and sports stadiums could reopen with limited attendance as early as next month. Between that and the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine, is it too early to let ourselves get excited for baseball season and a trip to Disneyland? We’ll discuss. But first, a bit more on Johnson & Johnson hesitancy and an update on the Texas power grid situation. Plus, as always, another round of Half Full/Half Empty.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“Texas Opts Not to Fix $16 Billion Power Overcharge” from The Wall Street Journal

“Detroit mayor declines Johnson & Johnson allotment, saying the other vaccines are better” from CNN

“Pressure grows on Biden to end the filibuster” from The Washington Post

“When Amazon Raises Its Minimum Wage, Local Companies Follow Suit” from The New York Times

“California theme parks, stadiums can reopen as soon as April 1 under revamped COVID-19 rules” from the Los Angeles Times

“GameStop: The movie. And the TV show. And the documentary …” from “Marketplace”

“You can now own “authenticated” digital artwork. Is that a good thing?” from “Marketplace Morning Report”

“Why are people spending so much money on NFTs?” from “Marketplace”

“Survey finds that the reported exodus of tech companies from San Francisco’s Bay Area is ‘greatly exaggerated’” from Insider

“Cadbury Creme Eggs Now Come in Beer Form” from Food & Wine

Thanks to everyone who joined us today for Economics on Tap, our live happy hour on YouTube. We do it every Friday at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time/6:30 p.m. Eastern. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications so you don’t miss the next one.

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