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FBI Agents Privately Said Russia Probe Would Be a Wild Goose Chase 0
- Politics
- January 24, 2018
Two FBI officials at the heart of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe exchanged text messages expressing doubt about collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russian government. FBI Agent Peter Strzok was removed from Mueller’s team last summer when it was discovered he sent numerous anti-Trump texts to his alleged lover, Lisa Page, an
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More Than a Million Low-Skilled Workers Just Got a Raise 0
- Economics
- January 23, 2018
Congress recently passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which temporarily lowers individual income taxes and permanently cuts corporate income taxes. This move has been celebrated by the business community with more than 125 companies announcing raises or bonuses for their employees. But no good deed goes unpunished. Critics have decried the tax cuts as
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The 10 Indicators of a True Gentleman 0
- Culture
- January 23, 2018
Whether one likes it or not, it seems that women’s fears, abilities, and interactions with men have been a prominent subject in the days since President Trump was sworn into office. One of the biggest ways this female focus has intensified is through the #MeToo movement, which proliferated after the ouster of Hollywood producer Harvey
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America’s Shrinking Middle-Class: What’s Really Happening 0
- Economics
- January 23, 2018
We Americans love our middle-class. The idea appeals to our egalitarian sensibilities. It’s the reason between 85 and 90 percent of Americans have historically identified as middle-class, and why politicians of all stripes claim their policies are really, truly pro-middle-class. Considering this, it’s perhaps not surprising that Americans are excitable over data showing that the
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Jordan B. Peterson Is the Furthest Thing from the Alt-Right 0
- Culture
- January 23, 2018
Psychologist and scholar Jordan B. Peterson recently had another surge in media attention after his blockbuster interview with TV journalist Cathy Newman on Britain’s Channel 4. It was actually more of an interrogation than an interview, but by most accounts, Peterson handled it with aplomb. His ideological critics have reacted defensively by, among other tactics,
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Patients Are ‘Dying in Corridors’ of Britain’s Single-Payer Health System 0
- Economics
- January 23, 2018
“Patients dying in hospital corridors.” So went the headline which appeared on the BBCs website last week, detailing the newest outrages which have emerged from Britain’s crisis-beset healthcare system. This most recent revelation came as a result of an open letter sent to the Prime Minister by 68 senior doctors, offering details of the inhuman conditions which have
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FBI Agents Privately Said Russia Probe Would Be a Wild Goose Chase 0