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Class and Race Are Never an Excuse to Gloat Over State Atrocities 0
- Culture
- June 21, 2017
Even with all the news of terrorism around the world, there is something especially chilling and horrifying about the case of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier. Hearing the news of his death wounded me, and, I admit, more so than the usual litany of suffering around the world. If there is anything redeeming to come of this,
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Progressive Business Owner on Living Wage Law: ‘The arithmetic doesn’t work’1
- Economics
- June 21, 2017
Earlier, my colleague Jon Miltimore made mention of a number of comments piling up in the New York Times in relation to a recent special election in Georgia. Many of the comments excoriated the winner for her rejection of a living wage, implying that such a position was one only held by ignorant, right-wing crazies.
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Harvard Study Shows the Main Reason Wives Divorce Husbands 1
- Culture
- June 21, 2017
It’s common knowledge that roughly half of marriages today end in divorce. This is up significantly from the 1960s, when about 30 percent of marriages ended in divorce within 15 years. The underlying social and economic changes that have spurred this increase remain a bit of a mystery. But the topic was taken up in
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Repealing Occupational-Licensing Laws Will Reduce Crime 0
- Economics
- June 20, 2017
People are more likely to return to a life of crime if they can’t find a job after being released from prison, according to a study released by the Manhattan Institute. Occupational licensing laws make it harder for them to find a job. Reason magazine notes that a ten-year study released last year by Arizona
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Moral Outrage Has a Cost 0
- Culture
- June 20, 2017
Many Americans are morally outraged that U.S. President Donald Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, who had been investigating possible links between Trump’s election campaign and the Russian government. Many others are angry that Comey accused President Trump of lying about the FBI. Still others are mad that Trump then accused Comey of lying
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This is What Happens When Education Loses Its Purpose 0
- Education
- June 20, 2017
The student protesters at Evergreen State College in Washington are becoming more unreasonable. In a May 24 meeting with the school’s seemingly spineless president, George Bridges, the protestors demanded (among other things) that he excuse them from their end-of-the-term homework, and that he provide them a gumbo (!) potluck. Yesterday, an article by my
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