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The BBC’s Critique of ‘I, Pencil’ Misses the Point0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Leonard Read’s immortal essay “I, Pencil” has persuaded more people of the wonders of the free market than possibly any other comparable work – so many that the BBC recently posted an article attacking it. However, anyone reading both articles will conclude that Read’s pencil comes out looking sharper. The mere fact that Read’s article
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No, I Don’t Care About Women’s Soccer, Stop Nagging Me About It1
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Given their arrogant and unpatriotic attitude, the women’s national soccer team seem to represent their own individual egos more than our nation. Paradoxically, they demand more pay while giving Americans more reasons to not support women’s soccer. U.S. national women’s team is using the “platform” they’ve built to diss President Trump and conservative America.
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NEA Embraces the Woke Agenda — But Votes down “Student Learning”0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Last week, thousands of teachers gathered in Houston for the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual convention. During the convention, any group of 50 delegates could bring to the floor a new business item, which is a one-year, non-binding resolution directing the union to take a certain action. Over 160 new business items were proposed, including New
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Are We Witnessing the Resurrection of Bitcoin?1
- Economics
- July 12, 2019
Bitcoin is back. The pioneering cryptocurrency has shown clear signs of recovery in the last months, moving from $3,715 in January this year to nearly $12,000 today. This has come as a surprise to those who thought that Bitcoin was slowly but steadily dying out. Earlier this year, Bitcoin’s prospects didn’t look very good.
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Are E-Scooters a Menace or Needed Innovation?0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Are today’s new motorized electric scooters an epidemic terrorizing American cities? In the New York Times, Nashville writer Margaret Renkl argues that the shared vehicles known as e-scooters are often abandoned in inappropriate places—such as in front of doorways, in the middle of the sidewalk, and on street corners. Renkl presents this as an inconvenience that outweighs all
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Take off the Masks: A Message to Antifa0
- Culture
- July 11, 2019
“Who was that masked man?” When I was a kid, that was the question occasionally raised about television’s Lone Ranger, who along with his sidekick Tonto rode around the West wearing a mask, taking down the bad guys, and shouting “Hi-Ho, Silver! Away!” The Lone Ranger wore the mask to conceal his identity from a
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Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy, Says Minimum Wage Hikes to Blame0
- Economics
- July 11, 2019
Restaurants Unlimited, a Seattle-based chain with restaurant locations in 47 US cities, announced on Sunday it was seeking Chapter 11 protection, citing “progressive” wage laws. The company, which has operated since the Lyndon Johnson Administration, said rising labor costs—part of a national trend of government-mandated minimum increases—were part of its decision. One Factor of Bankruptcy
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Over Half of Hispanic Voters Support Citizenship Question on Census0
- Culture
- July 11, 2019
A poll released earlier this month includes a finding that may surprise those who say adding the citizenship question to the 2020 census will result in minority communities not being properly counted. Among the Hispanic registered voters polled in the survey sample for Harvard University’s latest national monthly public policy poll, 55% say they are in
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Foul! Women Actually Make More Than Men in Soccer0
- Culture
- July 11, 2019
When viewed analytically—based on how much money they generate—women in soccer actually make more than men. They take home roughly 23 percent of revenue whereas the men’s teams are given less than 7 percent of revenue. However, the men’s teams have much fatter wallets, giving the effect of a huge pay disparity. The men’s World
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