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  • Government Economists Offer Window Into What a Socialist US Economy Would Look Like

    Government Economists Offer Window Into What a Socialist US Economy Would Look Like0

    If the United States were to adopt the socialist policies of Venezuela, the move would slash the economy by 40 percent—or $24,000 per year for the average American, according to a report by the president’s Council of Economic Advisers. “Coincident with the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth, socialism is making a comeback in American

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  • Government COVID-19 Tests Were Awful, Now Private Labs Are Saving the Day

    Government COVID-19 Tests Were Awful, Now Private Labs Are Saving the Day0

    The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. As of Friday afternoon, there are 132,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, and the global death toll has topped 5,000 people. The fast-spreading virus claimed 196 lives in Italy, on Tuesday alone. At this time, 90 percent of all cases are in four countries:

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  • Government Can’t Count Ballots. How Can It Manage a Pandemic or Health Care?

    Government Can’t Count Ballots. How Can It Manage a Pandemic or Health Care?0

    Elections are a nasty business, but sometimes they can be clarifying. We don’t yet know who won the U.S. presidential election, and we may not for days or weeks to come. This stems largely from the ineptitude Americans witnessed on Election Tuesday. It wasn’t just the fact that pollsters once again failed disastrously, or that

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  • Gov. Report: Death Rate Up, Life Expectancy Down in America in 2015

    Gov. Report: Death Rate Up, Life Expectancy Down in America in 20150

    The death rate increased 1.2% last year, and life expectancy fell in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available. Female life expectancy dropped from 81.3 to 81.2 years, and male life expectancy fell from 76.5 to 76.3 years.  As ABC News notes, “A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be ending:

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  • Gov. Cuomo Is Right to Worry Wealthy New Yorkers Won’t Return

    Gov. Cuomo Is Right to Worry Wealthy New Yorkers Won’t Return0

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a problem. His state is looking at a $13 billion budget deficit, and New York City residents are leaving in droves. Many wealthy residents have fled to the high ends of Long Island, while many working-class New Yorkers have split for new opportunities across the country. This has resulted

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  • Got Rainbow Pride? Only if Facebook Says You Should

    Got Rainbow Pride? Only if Facebook Says You Should0

    During the month of June, you might have noticed that the Internet was covered in rainbows for Pride Month. YouTube proudly displayed the rainbow flag as it promoted a series of LGBTQ videos under the hashtag ProudToBeBrave. YouTube’s homepage also featured a video, “Celebrate Brave Voices this Pride,” which garnered over four million views. A rainbow

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