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De-Unionizing Led to Camden’s Success With Police 0
- Economics
- June 17, 2020
A movement to “defund the police” is afoot following the high-profile death of George Floyd, a 46-year old Minneapolis man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day sparked nationwide protests and rioting. It’s unclear precisely what “defund the police” is supposed to mean. Or rather, it seems to mean different things
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Special Interests Could Be Delaying a COVID-19 Vaccine 15
- Politics
- June 17, 2020
At the time of peak lockdown, nearly 94 percent of the U.S. population was placed under stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of COVID-19. Currently, every state is working toward ending, or already has ended, their stay-at-home measures. Lifting the lockdown has provided many benefits. Foremost, the U.S. economy climbed out of a severe downturn,
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Leaving Richmond Because of Racism 0
- Culture
- June 17, 2020
For most of his life, my friend John, 60, has lived near Richmond, Virginia. Much of that time his home was about 75 yards from the city limits, but for the last few years he has rented an apartment in Henrico County, still less than two miles from the city. He attended a private school
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Unmasking Marble and Bronze 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2020
Protests and looting were supplanted last week by an orgy of more symbolic destruction. Statues of various figures from our civilization’s past – Christopher Columbus, a Texas Ranger, numerous confederate Civil War memorials, and even Philadelphia’s Frank Rizzo – have been toppled, defaced, or scheduled for removal by compliant officials. In the same spirit, a
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Chinese Propaganda Outlet Pays Millions to US Newspapers 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2020
One of China’s main propaganda outlets has paid American newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. China Daily, an English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, has paid more than $4.6 million to The Washington Post and nearly $6
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Infectious Disease Expert Calls for End to Lockdowns 0
- Politics
- June 16, 2020
In 2010, The Atlantic said that Dr. John Ioannidis “may be one of the most influential scientists alive.” The article, written by David H. Freedman, made it clear the Greek-American physician-scientist’s rising star stemmed in part from the fearlessness he demonstrated in challenging bad science in the medical research field. “[Ioannidis is] what’s known as
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