Will Global Warming Flood the Coasts of the United States?
…warming legislation. Tellingly, Obama administration Treasury Department documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act describe “emissions allowances under a cap and trade system” as “valuable assets” that are “analogous…
Read moreThomas Jefferson, Racism, and Slavery
…a process of eradicating it. In his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson called the slave trade “a cruel war against human nature itself” that violated its “most…
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Donald Trump and the Media Agree on Middle-Class Income, and They are Both Wrong
…case of Trump, it reinforces his assertion that Hillary Clinton “has supported virtually every trade agreement that has been destroying our middle class.” Along the same lines, Trump says that…
Read moreIn America, Women and Men Earn Equal Pay for Equal Work
…difference is due to discrimination or other factors that may affect earnings. For example, some experts said that some women trade off career advancement or higher earnings for a job…
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Quantitative Easing: Who Wins and Who Loses?
…themselves in a position where they could not effectively loan, borrow, or trade. As explained by Bernanke, this is problematic because “our economic system is critically dependent on the free…
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Rape Facts and Falsehoods
…that during each year an average of 0.2% of women enrolled in a college, university, trade school, or vocational school said they were raped. For college-age women not enrolled in…
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CNN Butchers the Facts on Late-Term Abortions
…specialized trade or profession, is necessary when experts communicate with one another. It becomes jargon when it is applied outside the limits of technical discourse.” The book Writing for Journalists…
Read moreQuestion of the Day
Which U.S. President signed a law banning the United States from participating in the international slave trade? 3 In 1807, the U.S. Congress passed and President Thomas Jefferson signed a…
Read moreQuestion of the Day
…years of the signing, the U.S. enacted a law barring the entire nation from participating in the international slave trade, and within 90 years, passed a Constitutional amendment banning slavery….
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