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  • Do Government Employees Make More Than You?

    Do Government Employees Make More Than You?0

    • October 5, 2015

    Have you ever wondered how your salary and benefits match up with those of other professions? The Bureau of Economic Analysis tracks such information, and the folks at the Cato Institute have put it in the following, easy-to-understand chart. One of the most profitable industries in which to be employed? The federal government. “Federal civilian

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  • Most Gun Deaths in America are Suicides

    Most Gun Deaths in America are Suicides0

    • October 5, 2015

    Almost immediately, the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon was being used as a means to reignite the debate on gun control in the U.S. I’m not someone who closely follows the nuances of the gun control debate, which is probably why the following statistic escaped my attention until someone casually mentioned it

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  • Harvard Health: Antidepressant Use up 400% in America

    Harvard Health: Antidepressant Use up 400% in America0

    • October 5, 2015

    It’s no secret that a lot of Americans are taking anti-depression medication. The uptick has been so high, though, that it is raising eyebrows and questions about what’s causing it and whether or not the medicine is helping. Over at Harvard Health, the publication reports that, “According to a report released yesterday by the National

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  • Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream of Becoming Blind

    Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream of Becoming Blind0

    • October 2, 2015

    In 2006, a 30 year-old woman from North Carolina finally realized a wish she’s had since childhood: to be blind. According to an interview for Barcroft TV, Jewel Shuping became blind when a sympathetic psychologist agreed to put a couple of drops of drain cleaner in each of her eyes. She recounts the painful incident

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  • Welfare Recipients: Better Off Without the Government?

    Welfare Recipients: Better Off Without the Government?0

    • October 2, 2015

    Should the many welfare programs in the U.S. (such as food stamps, Medicaid, etc.) be replaced with a lump sum of cash handouts? In this week’s Washington Post, columnist Matt Zwolinski argues that they should. Zwolinski notes that such a scenario would create more efficiency in the welfare system, give recipients more human dignity, and

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  • Northern States Supported the Right to Defend Yourself

    Northern States Supported the Right to Defend Yourself0

    • October 2, 2015

    Evil things happen. Bad men want to do bad things to innocent people. Is that not why we have a military to protect us from hostile foreign states and peoples? The tradition in America has been that the individual also has the natural right to defend himself against other individuals and even a hostile domestic

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