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  • Were Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Caused By Climate Change?

    Were Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Caused By Climate Change?0

    Hurricanes are tropical storms that can cause extensive destruction and loss of life. The devastation of recent storms, especially Hurricane Harvey, has predictably renewed the global focus on climate change. Multiple media outlets have attempted to tie recent hurricanes to climate change and—to a lesser extent—the role of human activity in climate change. Climate activists

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  • Trump’s Historic Opportunity with the Federal Reserve

    Trump’s Historic Opportunity with the Federal Reserve0

    Today Stanley Fischer submitted his letter of resignation from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, effective next month, the second such resignation of Donald Trump’s presidency. While Fischer’s term as Vice Chairman of the Fed was set to end next year, he had the ability to serve as a governor through 2020. Along with Trump’s

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  • Solitary Confinement is Quite Common In Public Schools

    Solitary Confinement is Quite Common In Public Schools0

    If parents were to lock their children in a confined space for a lengthy period of time, it is highly likely that those parents would be arrested for child abuse and their parental rights threatened. (In fact, this just happened in Arizona recently.) If public schools do this, however, the outcome is quite different. The

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  • Socialism is Not ‘Public Roads’ and ‘911 Service’

    Socialism is Not ‘Public Roads’ and ‘911 Service’1

    Evidence suggests that socialism is becoming more popular in the United States. Yet there is reason to believe this is at least partly because Americans are pretty much clueless as to what socialism is. It’s been shown time and again that many people who say they love socialism cannot accurately describe its basic tenets if

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  • Religion is Not Going Away

    Religion is Not Going Away0

    • September 7, 2017

    In 1966, just over 50 years ago, the distinguished Canadian-born anthropologist Anthony Wallace confidently predicted the global demise of religion at the hands of an advancing science: ‘belief in supernatural powers is doomed to die out, all over the world, as a result of the increasing adequacy and diffusion of scientific knowledge’. Wallace’s vision was

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  • How Price Gouging Helped My Family during a Storm

    How Price Gouging Helped My Family during a Storm0

    Two years ago, Raleigh, North Carolina, was expecting a severe ice storm and some minor accumulation of snow. For those living in the Northeast that is just a typical Tuesday. But for those of us living in North Carolina, it is a reason to go into full panic. The Price of Milk  So I decided

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  • Bill de Blasio Dreams of a Communist Future

    Bill de Blasio Dreams of a Communist Future0

    If you are one of the millions who passes through New York City via the Cross Bronx Expressway, you have seen up close the devastating impact of New York City’s rent controls. As you grip your steering wheel on the poorly maintained expressway and look at the terrible conditions of the tenements all around, you

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  • The Presidential Pardon as a Necessary Expedient

    The Presidential Pardon as a Necessary Expedient0

    President Donald Trump recently made headlines by pardoning Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff known for his controversial incarceration techniques and political positions. Pundits from all political stripes have weighed in on the gesture, some praising and others condemning the president for his decision. In an embrace of passionate fervor, however, many have missed the opportunity

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  • The New Book Burning: Publishers Are Now Destroying ‘Offensive’ Books

    The New Book Burning: Publishers Are Now Destroying ‘Offensive’ Books0

    Via the New York Times: “Parents often turn to books to help them navigate complicated, and sometimes uncomfortable, conversations with their children about puberty. This week one such book, ‘Growing Up for Boys,’ by Alex Frith, became the topic of the type of conversation it is supposed to help people avoid. On Aug. 27, Simon

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