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  • Why the Minimum Wage Can’t Solve the Poverty Problem

    Why the Minimum Wage Can’t Solve the Poverty Problem0

    If wages for those at the bottom are high, you may naturally expect low poverty rates. No matter how you define it, higher wages would most logically relieve poverty levels. This is also the argument made by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). An increase in the minimum wage may very well reduce poverty in the

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  • Why the Millennials are Socialists

    Why the Millennials are Socialists0

    By now you’ve most likely seen the polls reporting that roughly half of Millennials have a favorable view of Socialism and you’re probably wondering how in the world that is possible. Didn’t America win the Cold War? Well, yes, we did win the Cold War, but we’re losing the culture war. As I was discussing

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  • Why the Mike Pence Dining Maxim is a Rule for Realists

    Why the Mike Pence Dining Maxim is a Rule for Realists0

    • November 27, 2017

    As male heads continue to roll following claims of workplace sexual harassment, so strategies and rules for reforming men’s behaviour towards female co-workers multiply. In the US Congress there will be revisions of sexual harassment awareness training; everywhere, there is talk of streamlining complaints procedures, mandatory counselling, new rules about mediation, financial settlements, legal action,

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  • Why the Middle Ground Between Left and Right Is so Elusive

    Why the Middle Ground Between Left and Right Is so Elusive0

    “I really wish this country would come into the middle,” Trump lawyer Michael van der Veen remarked on Fox News last month. “It’s so polarized on the Left and on the Right.” Van der Veen is not alone in this desire, expressed shortly after Trump’s second impeachment acquittal. Many commentators have noted that the country is “polarized”

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  • Why the Liberal Arts (Sadly) Are Becoming Meaningless

    Why the Liberal Arts (Sadly) Are Becoming Meaningless0

    Steven Pearlstein, in a recent article for the Washington Post, complained that modern parents were preventing their children from majoring in the liberal arts for fear that those who study history, literature or philosophy would have less chance of finding a well-paid job than those majoring in science, technology, engineering or math, the so-called STEM

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  • Why the Left Refuses to Talk About Venezuela

    Why the Left Refuses to Talk About Venezuela0

    During the 2016 presidential election, Bernie Sanders refused to answer questions about Venezuela during an interview with Univision. He claimed to not want to talk about it because he’s “focused on my campaign.” Many suggested a more plausible reason: Venezuela’s present economy is an example of what happens when a state implements Bernie Sanders-style social democracy.  Similarly,

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