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Minimum Wage Set to Fall in St. Louis0
- Economics
- July 6, 2017
Via CBS News: Cities all over the United States have been boosting their minimum wage. It’s up to $15 an hour in Seattle, but it’s going in the opposite direction in St. Louis, Missouri. Amer Hawatmeh’s family-owned restaurant in downtown St. Louis is struggling. Along with rising sales taxes, and meat prices, a minimum wage
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Millennial bashing in medieval times0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
As a millennial and a teacher of millennials, I’m growing weary of think pieces blaming my generation for messing everything up. The list of ideas, things and industries that millennials have ruined or are presently ruining is very long: cereal, department stores, the dinner date, gambling, gender equality, golf, lunch, marriage, movies, napkins, soap, the
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Jordan Peterson on How to Weather the 24-Hour News Cycle0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
One of the minor but rather annoying challenges facing Americans in recent years is the continual stream of news which accosts them from Facebook, Twitter, Cable television, and traditional print media. A handful of individuals likely enjoy such continual entertainment, but for others, the 24-hour news cycle is a millstone around their neck from which
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In Groundbreaking Decision, DC Court Orders IRS to Return Money to Victims0
- Economics
- July 6, 2017
The judicial branch exists primarily to ensure that Constitutional principles are properly upheld by the courts. And yet, constitutional victories have been troublingly rare as of late. But even though limited government and a true separation of powers seems almost non-existent, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia just handed down a
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How Adding Work Requirements to Welfare Can Benefit Recipients0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
Welfare reform is becoming an issue again and the left isn’t happy about it. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, recently proposed a bill, backed by the conservative House Freedom Caucus, that would increase work requirements for those on welfare, as well as create billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. This would be the most significant overhaul
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Do Schools Really Need More Money?0
- Economics
- July 6, 2017
A common chorus of if/then statements dominates most contemporary discussions of education reform: If schools had more money, then they would do better at educating kids. If teachers were paid more money, then they would do better at educating kids. If there were more taxpayer support for traditional public schools, then we would have better
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Colorado to Criminalize Screen Time for Kids0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
If a Colorado initiative gets its way 49 other states are going to be looking like anarcho-capitalist havens. Initiative 29 or the “Preservation of a Natural childhood” could make selling smartphones, tablets, and any sort of handheld wireless technology to anyone aged 13 and younger illegal which is anything but natural. The title attempts to
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15 Facts about George W. Bush on His Birthday0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
Today, July 6, is former President George W. Bush’s 71st birthday. Below are 15 fun facts you may not have known about his life and his presidency. Happy birthday, Mr. President! 1. George Bush is the first president to have run a marathon. In 1993, he ran the Houston Marathon with a time of
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‘1984’: 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About It0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
George Orwell’s novel 1984 was incredibly popular at the time it was published, and it remains incredibly popular to this day. With multiple stars citing the book as one of their favorites—including Stephen King, David Bowie, Mel Gibson, and Kit Harrington—1984 has been growing in popularity in recent years. The book reappeared on best-seller lists
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