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  • Senators Are Urging Trump to Nationalize the Medical Equipment Supply Chain. That Would Be Lethal

    Senators Are Urging Trump to Nationalize the Medical Equipment Supply Chain. That Would Be Lethal0

    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Wednesday urged the president to nationalize the medical equipment supply chain “immediately” to improve distribution of equipment in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The topic of nationalization came up in a conference call organized by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar that included healthcare industry leaders from around the

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  • Senate Increases Government Spending by Passing $740 Billion Bill

    Senate Increases Government Spending by Passing $740 Billion Bill1

    The Senate has voted along party lines to ratchet up government spending by passing the misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act.” Although it is described as a $740 billion spending package, it is likely to cost far more than that, judging by its fine print. For example, taxpayers will be on the hook for more bad loans.

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  • Sen. Al Franken Resigns in Wake of Sexual Miscount Accusations

    Sen. Al Franken Resigns in Wake of Sexual Miscount Accusations0

    WASHINGTON—Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., officially resigned in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Franken’s resignation comes the day after several dozen of his Democratic colleagues called for the Minnesota Democrat to step aside. Before announcing his resignation, Franken called himself a “champion of woman.” “I was shocked. I

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  • Selling Higher Education Is Much Sleazier Than Selling Used Cars

    Selling Higher Education Is Much Sleazier Than Selling Used Cars0

    In a previous life, I worked in sales. But not just your everyday, run-of-the-mill brand of sales: I worked in a sleazy industry that championed predatory lending practices and distorted the pricing of its lackluster product, which often sent my clients spiraling down a rabbit hole of debt. And to make matters worse, this entire

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  • Self-Sacrifice: The Most Powerful Idea in Our Culture

    Self-Sacrifice: The Most Powerful Idea in Our Culture0

    One of the things I enjoy doing most is taking my older two children (6 and 4) to the movies, something my father often did with me. (I can still name every movie I went to with Dad.) Our culture has changed in a great many ways since I was a youngster, but in some

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  • Self-Flagellation Is Not the Right Response to White Privilege

    Self-Flagellation Is Not the Right Response to White Privilege0

    Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media platform Reddit, was loudly acclaimed when he recently announced his decision to resign from the Reddit board. The resignation was not made because of a moral scandal, or a need to spend more time with his family. Instead, Ohanian made the choice because of the color of his

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