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  • Meat Eaters Beware: The (Es)Steak Tax is Coming

    Meat Eaters Beware: The (Es)Steak Tax is Coming0

    • November 15, 2018

    Some economists want to make it more expensive for the less well-off to enjoy a clear revealed pleasure: eating red and processed meat. The average household in the poorest fifth of the income distribution dedicates 1.3 percent of spending towards it. That’s over double average household spending in the richest quintile. Yet meat is now a new “public

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  • Our Identity Crisis

    Our Identity Crisis0

    According to a recent report in The New York Times, Health and Human Services Department officials have been circulating a proposal to define sex. Their memo says, “Sex means a person’s status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth.” They add, “The sex listed on a person’s birth

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  • States Allowing This Practice Have Fewer Teen Suicides

    States Allowing This Practice Have Fewer Teen Suicides0

    Freedom is the precursor to happiness. When we’re free, we feel in control of our lives and able to direct our own path. If we’re unhappy, we can make changes and make different choices. If we are not free, we cannot make these choices. We cannot be our own agents, and so we suffer. This

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  • Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Right About the New Amazon Headquarters?

    Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Right About the New Amazon Headquarters?0

    After much anticipation, Amazon announced yesterday that it will open its new headquarters, HQ2, in two locations: Queens, New York, and Crystal City, Virginia. It will also open a third “Operations Center of Excellence” in Nashville. Controversy attended the announcement, as all three cities promised the company subsidies and tax incentives topping $2.2 billion. New York pledged $1.525 billion between

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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson on the Wall Which Separates Us from Hope

    Ralph Waldo Emerson on the Wall Which Separates Us from Hope0

    While a vast majority of Americans believe in God or a “universal spirit,” many feel they have trouble connecting to God. A Google search shows almost ½ billion results for phrases such as “I don’t feel close to God,” or “I can’t feel God’s presence.” In her book Coming to Life, Polly Berends observes, “If

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  • The ‘Parenting Coach’ Industry Has Exploded in the Last 20 Years. Here’s Why.

    The ‘Parenting Coach’ Industry Has Exploded in the Last 20 Years. Here’s Why.0

    Ever seen an episode of Supernanny? For those unfamiliar with the British TV program, Jo Frost is the supernanny who comes into a chaotic home, evaluates the situation, and then teaches parents how they can restore peace and raise their children in a proper way. The clip below provides a good example: But Supernanny isn’t

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