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.footer .iOSLink a { color: #666666 !important; text-decoration: none !important; } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { body { padding: 10px !important; } .one-column p, .one-column li { font-size: 19px !important; line-height: 29px !important; } }A daily digest of opinions and analysisWaiting for Those Trump-Comey Tapes? Don't Stay Up LateTimothy L. O'Brien has some experience when it comes to Donald Trump: The president-to-be once told him he taped their conversations back in the early 2000s. But when Trump testified under oath, he changed his tune. When it comes to James Comey and the possibility of any "tapes" of his talks with Trump, the former FBI director probably doesn't have much to worry about.Don't Grade Teachers With a Bad AlgorithmSomething very weird is going on in America's schools: The Value-Added Model, a glitchy and unaccountable mathematical system, is making life so difficult for educators that it could be responsible for a nationwide teacher shortage. Cathy O'Neil says teachers shouldn't be beholden to a secretive, complex formula in order to prove their worth.The Social Fabric Frays. The Patches Aren't Obvious.Americans are building less "social capital" these days: We're spending less time socializing, attending fewer religious services, our voting rates are declining, and we trust each other far less than we used to. The dissolution of "associational life" in the U.S. concerns such leaders as Utah Senator Mike Lee, even though the answers to easing the dissatisfaction many Americans feel remain a mystery, says Ramesh Ponnuru.Health Care Is Reforming, Just Not In WashingtonLawmakers continue to fight about changing the U.S. health insurance market. In the meantime, business leaders are moving ahead with improvements to health care -- including value-based payments and scientific breakthroughs -- that will transform the industry within a decade, say Peter Orszag and David Gluckman.The Limits of Jeff Sessions' Sentencing CrackdownThe attorney general has issued new guidelines for federal prosecutors, mandating them to "charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable offense." Many have bemoaned the effect this will have on efforts to reform the criminal-justice system. However, the real effects of the incarceration boom, Justin Fox argues, come from the state and local levels -- not from the Justice Department.Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. Learn more.Ritholtz’s ReadsHow "Billions" Became One of TV’s Best Shows (Decider)An Algorithm, an ETF and an Academic Study Walk Into a Bar (Wall Street Journal)We Converted $100 Into As Many Currencies As Possible (FiveThirtyEight)(Read Barry Ritholtz’s full daily news roundup here.)Bloomberg GadflyCyberattacks are certain. Cybersecurity business is notThe oil market is listening ... for nowHackers and hygiene in charts(Read more from BV’s sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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