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  • Hilariously Truthful Defense of Waffle House Goes Viral

    Hilariously Truthful Defense of Waffle House Goes Viral0

    The local press dutifully reprints government press releases, such as when a local restaurant fails a health-code inspection. People are supposed to get very scared and avoid the place. I suspect that most readers ignore these reports unless the violations are utterly shocking, which they rarely are. Speaking as someone who has worked in many

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  • Hilarious BBC Interview Reveals more than Children

    Hilarious BBC Interview Reveals more than Children0

    If you’ve ever been interviewed for TV or radio remotely, you know that there is special bit of adrenaline that kicks in. It’s as if your entire career depends on a few minutes of fame. Like the sword of Damocles everything seems to hang in the balance. You prepared, you know the talking points, you’re

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  • Highly Productive People: Which Political Systems Nurture Them, Which Crush Them?

    Highly Productive People: Which Political Systems Nurture Them, Which Crush Them?0

    I have a background in financial services. Over the years, I’ve seen many patterns of productivity. A large percentage of financial advisors produce within the $100,000 to $250,000 range. A much smaller percentage exceeds the norm, producing $1,000,000+ of fees and commissions.  These select few with production over $1,000,000 are in demand because they are

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  • Higher Wages Don’t Improve Teacher Quality, Left-Leaning Think Tank Finds

    Higher Wages Don’t Improve Teacher Quality, Left-Leaning Think Tank Finds0

    • July 24, 2017

    To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a teacher is the most important component of a child’s education. As a result of this acknowledgement, conventional wisdom seems to indicate that the way to attract and retain effective, high-quality teachers is through lucrative salaries. But surprisingly, that may not be the case.

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  • Higher Gas Prices Ahead

    Higher Gas Prices Ahead3

    If you think gas prices are high now, just wait. They’re going to get much higher, thanks to President Joe Biden’s “irreversible” plan to eliminate fossil fuels. Truth is, your pain at the pump is being planned and executed by the White House. Over the weekend, buyers paid $5 a gallon to fill the tank—or

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  • Higher Education’s Effort to ‘Reeducate’ Men is Getting a Tad Creepy (and Counter-Productive)

    Higher Education’s Effort to ‘Reeducate’ Men is Getting a Tad Creepy (and Counter-Productive)0

    In recent years, Americans have been having two parallel conversations about the problems with men in our society. On the one hand, there is the conversation on college campuses and in the media about how men have created a poisonous environment—that they are privileged and sexist; they don’t treat women well; and they are frequently

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