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Confronting the Nothing: The True Moral of the NeverEnding Story
When I was seven, my class was taken to an auditorium in our elementary school. There was a projector in…
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Why Your Credit Card Rewards Might Be Going Bye-Bye
Once a year, usually late in February, my wife’s face brightens as she thumbs through our mail. “We got our…
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Why Paul Krugman Can’t Admit Inflation Is Making Americans Poorer
New government data have some unwelcome news: The public is getting poorer. Census Bureau data released last week show that median…
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Carl Sagan’s Final Warning on the Importance of Scientific Skepticism
Shortly before he died, the astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) offered a two-part warning in an interview with Charlie Rose. The…
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The Justice Department Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Exposes the State’s True Nature
The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against SpaceX , the California-based spacecraft manufacturer and satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk . In its…
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Carl Sagan Saw US Schools Were Ruining Kids Decades Ago: ‘Something Terrible Has Happened’
My wife and I recently met with the principal of the school our daughter attends to discuss her education future.…
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The Real Reason Millions of Americans Are Prohibited From Pumping Their Own Gas
For the first time since the Truman administration, Oregon drivers will be permitted to grab a fuel hose and fill…
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Why Are US Tax Dollars Still Flowing to Animal Testing Labs in China?
In May, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) did something extraordinary. The agency quietly scrubbed the Wuhan Institute of Virology from…
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‘Fraud and Scientific Misconduct’: Scientists Demand Retraction of Nature’s ‘Proximal Origin’ Paper on COVID
A growing number of people, including prominent scientists, are calling for a full retraction of a high-profile study published in the…
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The Federal Government Was Funding the Research of Alleged COVID ‘Patient Zero,’ Documents Show
In June, The New York Times ran an exposé detailing the tragedy that we may never know the origins of COVID-19. “For three years,…
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Carl Sagan Warned Us about Government Schools Decades Ago
My wife and I recently met with the principal of the school our daughter attends to discuss her education future.…
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Why the Coming Death of Cable TV Is One of the Greatest Stories of Our Time
For more than a quarter-century, we’ve been hearing predictions about the demise of cable—and with it, cable news. A Pew…
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The Moral Lesson in ‘Office Space’ Everyone Misses
I have a friend who is pretty successful but works in a high-pressure job. Every few years, when the work…
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America’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Moment Has Already Arrived, New IRS Data Show
Last September, billionaire Ken Griffin announced he was pulling up stakes and moving Citadel—his gigantic hedge fund—from Chicago to Miami.…
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6 Financial Tips I’d Give My 18-Year-Old Self
I sometimes wonder what it would be like if my 40-something self talked to my 18-year-old self. I think I’d…
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