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  • Inflation Veering Toward 1 Million Percent in Collapsing, Socialist Venezuela

    Inflation Veering Toward 1 Million Percent in Collapsing, Socialist Venezuela0

    Venezuela’s inflation may hit 1 million percent by the end of the year, the International Monetary Fund announced on Monday. This incredible hyperinflation is reminiscent of Weimar Germany during the years immediately after World War I, in which wheelbarrows full of cash were required to buy bare essential items, like a loaf of bread.   That pile

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  • 5 (Other) Times Russia Meddled in U.S. Elections

    5 (Other) Times Russia Meddled in U.S. Elections0

    With so much media attention on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election, it seems we have forgotten the obvious: this is not Russia’s first time meddling in American elections.   In fact, Russia has been at this for a while. Yet America is all but undergoing another Red Scare. The Senate Intelligence Committee has held

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  • How Mom and Pop Stores Are Defeating Amazon and Walmart in India

    How Mom and Pop Stores Are Defeating Amazon and Walmart in India0

    Everyone is taught to believe that gigantic retailers are the most efficient distributors of goods to the general public. Small stores may be able to fill tiny niches. They may be quaint and picturesque. However, only the gigantic retailers have the capital and economy of scale to offer everyday lower prices and variety to the

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  • Chesterton: Science Is a Tool (or a Toy), Nothing More

    Chesterton: Science Is a Tool (or a Toy), Nothing More0

    While he was never a teacher, G. K. Chesterton did help instruct his readers about how to think about many things. Far from the least of those things was science. And while he was never a scientist, Chesterton certainly knew something about thinking about science. To be succinct, Chesterton regarded science as either a “tool or a

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  • Why Gratitude Is So Good for You (and for Those Around You)

    Why Gratitude Is So Good for You (and for Those Around You)0

    Gratitude may be more beneficial than we commonly suppose. One recent study asked subjects to write a note of thanks to someone and then estimate how surprised and happy the recipient would feel – an impact that they consistently underestimated. Another study assessed the health benefits or writing thank you notes. The researchers found that

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  • 3 Reasons Kids Are Misbehaving More—and What Parents Can Do About It

    3 Reasons Kids Are Misbehaving More—and What Parents Can Do About It0

    A few years ago, I took a summer job working at a local school’s childcare program. I was placed with a group of students grades four through eight. I had a great experience, but I will admit it was not easy. Some of the children had me positively pulling out my hair. I’m not alone

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