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Politicians High On Potential Marijuana Profits in COVID’s Wake 0
- Economics
- August 5, 2020
COVID-19 has affected practically every aspect of the American economy. Supply lines have broken down, restaurants have moved to takeout only, sports leagues have been canceled or delayed, and now marijuana might become increasingly legalized among the 50 states. A recent Politico article profiled the pandemic’s effects on the marijuana industry, both the legal and illegal varieties. “One
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Hugo Chavez’s Spirit is Alive in 2020 America 0
- Economics
- August 4, 2020
Venezuela has the world’s highest murder rate because the police there don’t stop murder unless it helps politics. So long as homocide doesn’t threaten the power or wealth of the governing party, murders are largely unsolved and are often committed by the very police who should be preventing them. As Business Insider reports, in Venezuela
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Don’t Believe the Polls 0
- Politics
- August 4, 2020
Have you seen the polls lately? I’m referring to those surveys which the media tout as predictors of how Donald Trump will fare in the November election. If you look at these polls and support the President’s reelection bid, a feeling of doom and gloom has probably set in. If this is how you feel,
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NYT Encourages Women to Blame their Husbands for COVID-19 Struggles 0
- Economics
- August 4, 2020
“I want my mommy!” is the standard cry of small children everywhere. However, during the recent COVID-19 crisis, it’s become a feminist issue. That seems to be the conclusion of an article in the New York Times titled “They Go to Mommy First: How the pandemic is disproportionately disrupting mothers’ careers.” The logic goes like this: Kids
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Hypocrisy American Style 0
- Culture
- August 4, 2020
In her online article “Systemic Hypocrisy,” Judith Bergman looks at those major corporations that use Chinese labor to make their products, or that have ties to China in other ways. These corporations are giving millions of dollars to groups which seek to end racism in the United States – like Black Lives Matter – while
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Parents and Teachers Starting ‘Learning Pods’ Are Done Waiting for Permission 0
- Education
- August 4, 2020
The widespread “pandemic pods” that are emerging as back-to-school alternatives this fall are models of parental ingenuity, educator adaptability, and entrepreneurial agility. These learning pods, or in-home microschools, involve small groups of families coming together to take turns facilitating a curriculum for their children in their homes, or pooling resources to hire a teacher or
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