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  • Politicians High On Potential Marijuana Profits in COVID’s Wake

    Politicians High On Potential Marijuana Profits in COVID’s Wake0

    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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  • Media Deems Cashless Society a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ After Bashing Cash Use

    Media Deems Cashless Society a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ After Bashing Cash Use0

    Before there was a coin shortage, cash was under attack in the media and portrayed as a COVID-19 hazard. Now news outlets are making sure everyone knows only to think of a looming cashless society as a “conspiracy theory.” At the height of anxiety over the coronavirus, CNN berated the American people for using cash.

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  • NYT Encourages Women to Blame their Husbands for COVID-19 Struggles

    NYT Encourages Women to Blame their Husbands for COVID-19 Struggles0

    “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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  • Hugo Chavez’s Spirit is Alive in 2020 America

    Hugo Chavez’s Spirit is Alive in 2020 America0

    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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  • Celebrities Who Said Goodbye to California

    Celebrities Who Said Goodbye to California0

    California dreaming? Nothing wrong with that. The Golden State has a lot to offer. California has the fifth largest economy in the world. The San Francisco Bay Area alone has a GDP of $535 billion and ranks 19th in the world in economic activity. The state boasts one of the largest agricultural industries on the

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  • Union Bosses Take Aim at Gigsters’ Jobs

    Union Bosses Take Aim at Gigsters’ Jobs0

    It is an old, old story. When you push water down into the bathtub, some of it inevitably seeps out and wets the washroom floor. In the same way, raising taxes to inordinate levels means rich people inevitably leave. The actor Gerard Depardieu moved from France to Belgium. The tennis player Bjorn Borg emigrated from

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