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Category Archives: National
Work, Work, Work
This article in The Economist (“Get A Life“), which examines long work hours and productivity, touches upon some salient dynamics that exist in the American workforce. I’m not sure what to make of this statistic: The Greeks are some of … Continue reading
EBT MIA
EBT cards temporarily went down today in 15 states. I love these paragraphs from an AP story on the human rights disaster: Shoppers left carts of groceries behind at a packed Market Basket grocery store in Biddeford, Maine, because they … Continue reading
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Nobel Winners & Countries
National Geographic has an interesting, and quite telling, chart showing Nobel Prize science winners (since the awards began in 1901) by country of the recipient lives in. And here are the largest Nobel winning affiliations for the sciences:
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Americans’ Declining Reading Proficiency
From the LA Times: The reading skills of American adults are significantly lower than those of adults in most other developed countries, according to a new international survey. What’s more, over the last two decades Americans’ reading proficiency has declined … Continue reading
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Mexican Cartels & L.A. Gangs
In so many ways (e.g., my previous post), California is a harbinger of the trajectory the rest of the country is ultimately heading: Los Angeles — More than 120 people linked to street gangs that claim allegiance to the Mexican … Continue reading
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California: New Day Rising
I am ceaselessly amazed at the degree to which white liberals seek to accelerate their own racial suicide: Police in California would be prohibited from helping deport some illegal immigrants under a bill being considered by Gov. Jerry Brown, in … Continue reading
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Joel Kotkin on Urban Crises
Joel Kotkin on the impending, urban, pension crises across the country. The biggest, most Democrat-controlled cities will be the first to fall: Detroit’s bankruptcy revealed the unsustainable fiscal problems facing most major urban centers, including, most importantly, President Obama’s political … Continue reading
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Rep. Steve Israel
Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) is in favor of strikes on Syria: “Today, on the 12th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, we remember and mourn the innocent who were lost in this horrific act. I stand with my fellow … Continue reading
Almost Half of U.S. Births Covered by Medicaid
What a rousing success! According to researchers from the George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health, in 2010, almost half of all births in the United States were paid for by Medicaid, and that rate is only going to … Continue reading
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AIPAC on Syria
The Israel lobby, arguably the most powerful lobbying group in the cesspool that is Washington D.C., kick into gear on Syria (“AIPAC to go all-out on Syria“): The powerful pro-Israel lobby AIPAC is planning to launch a major lobbying campaign to … Continue reading
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