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The Difference Between Fourth of July and Bastille Day 0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
To celebrate Fourth of July, Donald Trump added a large military theme to the parade. Many observers, and critics, noted that this looked a lot like the traditional French celebration of Bastille Day, which will be celebrated this Sunday, July 14th. Americans tend to conflate Fourth of July and Bastille Day. The fact that they
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The BBC’s Critique of ‘I, Pencil’ Misses the Point 0
- 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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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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Are We Witnessing the Resurrection of Bitcoin?0
- 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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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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Over Half of Hispanic Voters Support Citizenship Question on Census 0
- 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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