Science is almost never “settled.” Science is a collection of hypotheses and theories that are challenged repeatedly to determine whether they can withstand re-examination with new tools, techniques and methodologies. Over the course of history, hypotheses and theories have been abandoned when the results or conclusions were later found to be based on falsified data,
READ MOREFor those in the rest of the country and around the world who are dealing with the riots, looting, and burning which broke out following George Floyd’s tragic death, I have good news: Things are beginning to quiet down in the Minneapolis/St. Paul epicenter. Protests remain, but thankfully the unrestrained chaos is dissipating. Unfortunately, we’re
READ MOREThe National Guard has stepped in to quell the violence in Minneapolis in the wake of riots that occurred over the death of George Floyd. The National Guard has arrived on the scene. They are in Minneapolis and fully prepared. George Floyd will not have died in vain. Respect his memory!!! — Donald J. Trump
READ MOREThe main reason that the socialists have had the staying power that has, luckily, eluded the Nazis is the argument that these self-acclaimed socialist regimes were “not real socialism.” One influential intellectual responsible for popularizing this argument is philosopher Noam Chomsky, who postulates that socialist regimes, the USSR specifically, merely pretended to be socialist to
READ MOREAmid the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, a lot of misinformation has been spread concerning the riots and their place in history. One particular item I’ve noted is a comparison of the present protesters and looters with the men who engaged in what later became known as the Boston
READ MOREThe brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police spurred widespread protests which have been followed by looting in dozens of American citizens. CNN’s Don Lemon compared looters who plundered Nieman Marcus and other upscale stores to the Boston Tea Party. But far more Americans likely agreed with Quinta Caylor, a black North Carolina nurse
READ MORECNBC reports that Sweden, which avoided a hardline lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, saw its economy grow in the first quarter. The Swedish economy expanded at a far superior rate than many of its European counterparts over the first three months of the year, data published Friday showed, following the government’s decision not to impose
READ MOREIn Minneapolis last week, the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in police custody led to days of rioting and looting in Minneapolis and in cities across the nation. Many are saying that this incident is one more sign of American racism. Others have declared the riots are justified, the natural and spontaneous
READ MOREWhen it comes to economics, I must be dumb as a stump. Like many others, I received a letter from The White House this past week announcing that I would receive $1200 from the Coronavirus, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT). The CARES Act is bringing “this $2.2 trillion
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