The state of Florida has found itself embroiled in a controversy over a new set of classroom standards on slavery. As with most K-12 curricula, the new standards are heavy…
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Economy
‘Caught-Red-Handed’: Scientists Call for Full Retraction of Nature’s Proximal Origin Paper, as Fraud Accusations Mount
A growing number of people, including prominent scientists, are calling for a full retraction of a high-profile study published in the journal Nature in March 2020 that explored the origins…
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Often villainized by proponents of affordable housing, historic designations purportedly increase stratification and artificially reduce housing supply. Current property owners in these areas enjoy an increase in the value of…
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It takes around two milligrams of fentanyl to induce an overdose in a human being. In recent years, deaths from fentanyl and opioids have drastically increased (see chart below), leading…
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The Federal Reserve raised its federal funds rate target range to 5.25 to 5.50 percent on Wednesday. In June, the median member of the rate-setting committee projected the federal funds…
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Golf is a sport enjoyed by millions of people each and every weekend. What’s more, many people enjoy playing in a litany of different formats: Sixes, Nassau, Vegas, and bingo-bango-bongo,…
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On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand invites Bruce Pardy to discuss the origins of the Woke virus of the mind: critical theory, social justice, postmodernism and critical race…
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Even as a young boy I cringed whenever I heard Joni Mitchell chirruping out her 1970 hit song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” which was released when I was 11. I have…
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In Ecclesiastes 1:10 we are asked: “Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new?” The writer answers with the famous claim, “that which is done…
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The cultural norm of tipping is once again prompting dissatisfaction among consumers, as indicated by a recent topline story in the Wall Street Journal. This is nothing new as the…