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Caleigh Wells writes for Fortune about an inconvenient fact for climate alarmists. It turns out many Americans aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change. A…
Tristan Justice of the Federalist ponders Americans’ reactions to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans for his new Trump administration role. The new movement to “Make America Healthy Again” is incredibly…
Joseph Simonson of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the dubious exploits of another Biden administration official. A senior White House official barred from publishing scientific studies or working with…
Glenn Loury’s testimony before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee earlier this month offers an interesting take on government efforts to fight disadvantages for black Americans. First, two statements of principle:…
Karl Popper wrote The Open Society and Its Enemies during the Second World War in an attempt to explain and refute the totalitarian ideologies that had delivered Europe into the hands…
The National Academy of Sciences has just published a study–“Officer characteristics and racial disparities in fatal officer-involved shootings.” In their introductory remarks, authors state, “We find no evidence of anti-Black…
These days, if Karl Popper is remembered at all, he is usually remembered for The Open Society and Its Enemies—his blistering two-volume attack on the philosophical foundations of Fascism and…
Robert Bryce explains at National Review Online why the goal of relying entirely on renewable energy amounts to an “appalling delusion.” The idea that the U.S. economy can be run…
The letters to the editor of the Mountain Xpress are proving the most interesting part of local news these days. Today, following the caption, “Climate-Change Deniers Lack Scientific Authority,” one…
Alex Nussbaum reports in the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek on debates surrounding global warming education in public schools across the country. “You’re seeing science standards held hostage to political…
Think the world knows enough about global warming and climate change, and it’s time to shut down debate on the topic? Perhaps you should read Rupert Darwall‘s thoughts on the…
North Carolina ranks 44th in the nation for infant mortality and 37th for maternal death. North Carolina is also one of five states that requires obstetrician supervision over practicing Certified Nurse-Midwives.…