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  • Amid the Seas of Empty Asphalt, after Christmas

    Amid the Seas of Empty Asphalt, after Christmas0

    These are the days after Christmas, the days when families across the country burst out from their households of holiday cheer in order to once again brave the lines and lots of shopping malls, exchanging gifts and chasing year-end deals. It is, in other words, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, a “peak”

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  • Americans Souring on Biden—and Washington

    Americans Souring on Biden—and Washington0

    The California recall election turned out well for the Democrats. With Gov. Gavin Newsom sinking in the summer polls, the party had been staring starkly at the prospect of losing the nation’s largest state and seeing its governor replaced by talk-show host Larry Elder, who had vaulted into the lead among the 46 candidates seeking

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  • Americans Slip in Global Happiness Survey. But What is ‘Happiness’?

    Americans Slip in Global Happiness Survey. But What is ‘Happiness’?0

    The 2017 World Happiness Report, a list of 155 countries ranked according to multiple measures of personal and collective welfare, was recently released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a United Nations initiative. According to the report, the countries with the happiest inhabitants are Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand,

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  • Americans Say U.S. Schools Stink (But Not Their Own)

    Americans Say U.S. Schools Stink (But Not Their Own)0

    To mark the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Education Next released their annual public opinion poll on the state of education. One of the most interesting aspects of this poll is the grades Americans assign to the nation’s local and national schools. In terms of the nation’s schools as a whole, Americans aren’t impressed.

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  • Americans Say Government is America’s Biggest Problem, Gallup Poll Finds

    Americans Say Government is America’s Biggest Problem, Gallup Poll Finds0

    For generations, Gallup has been asking Americans what they see as the nation’s primary problems. Answers change from year to year, but in its most recent poll Gallup received a startling answer. The biggest problem wasn’t health care or race relations, though Americans have concerns with these issues. It wasn’t the economy, which scored very

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  • Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Handgun Bans

    Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Handgun Bans0

    Have American attitudes towards guns changed as a result of shootings such as the one at Umpqua Community College? When it comes to buying guns the answer might be yes. According to Gallup, “Fifty-five percent of Americans say they want laws covering the sale of firearms to be stricter than they are now, a distinct

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