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Sex Education for Prostitutes Highlights $583 Billion in Pork the Feds Doled Out in 2016 0
- Economics
- May 4, 2018
A new report by Open the Books details the 560,771 grants the federal government doled out in fiscal year 2016. The results are not pretty. The report shows earmarks (aka “pork”) are a bipartisan problem that cost taxpayers $583 billion in FY 2016. A breakdown of the 10 congressional districts receiving the most pork shows
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5 Facts about Karl Marx 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2018
This Saturday is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the most destructively influential writer on economics in world history. Here are five facts should know about the German philosopher and co-author of The Communist Manifesto: 1. As a student at the University of Bonn, Marx was introduced to the philosophy of the late
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Here’s How Few Republicans Are On College Faculties 0
- Education
- May 3, 2018
Just within the past week or so, some shocking professorial behavior has come to light. In the wake of Barbara Bush’s death, California State University, Fresno professor Randa Jarrar took to Twitter to call the former first lady an “amazing racist.” Jarrar added: PSA: either you are against these pieces of s— and their genocidal
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What 19 in 20 Americans Don’t Know About World Poverty 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2018
An overwhelming majority—95 percent—of Americans are confused about the state of global poverty. A survey from the late Hans Rosling’s web project Gapminder assessed the public’s knowledge on that subject. The survey asked twelve thousand people in fourteen countries if, over the last two decades, the proportion of the world’s population living in extreme poverty has a)
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Screenshot of 2004 Conversation Proves Mark Zuckerberg Never Cared About Your Privacy 0
- Culture
- May 3, 2018
I recently golfed with a friend who works at a large corporation. When the topic of work came up, we swapped stories about our mutual loathing of Facebook. I complained about its algorithm changes, which make it much more difficult to reach our audience. She complained about the mass amounts of personal data her company
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Most Americans Can’t Answer These Four Civics Questions… Here’s One Reason Why 0
- Culture
- May 3, 2018
Pew Research recently ran a report on political engagement in America. What caught my eye was the short, seven-question civics test embedded below. As Pew explains, four of the questions in particular, including those about the Electoral College, presidential term limits, and Senate procedures, reveal a lot about American knowledge of government. Perhaps it’s no
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