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Apr 13 2015
Opinion
Conflicts of Interest at the F.D.A.
The Food and Drug Administration’s lethargic regulation of dietary supplements containing a dangerous stimulant described in recent reports in The Times is a classic example of what happens when industry representatives infiltrate the agency that is supposed to regulate them. The worrisome ingredient is BMPEA, a chemical nearly identical to amphetamine that is added to weight-loss and workout
New York Times (News)Apr 28 2020
Analysis
China Is Rolling Out a Government Digital Currency. We Shouldn't Try to Copy Them.
Central banks across the world have been mulling the creation of a government digital currency to one day replace cold hard cash. Beyond bidding adieu to the logistical headaches of handling germy physical bills, governments like the idea of having a better eye on transaction data to cut down on tax evasion and disfavored dealings. Fully severing the link with meatspace money could also, how
ReasonJun 29 2020
News
Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants resulted in deaths of U.S. troops, according to intelligence assessments
Russian bounties offered to Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan are believed to have resulted in the deaths of several U.S. service members, according to intelligence gleaned from U.S. military interrogations of captured militants in recent months.
Several people familiar with the matter said it was unclear exactly how many Americans or coalition troops from
Washington PostApr 26 2021
News
Supreme Court agrees to take up major Second Amendment case
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the scope of the Second Amendment next term in a case concerning a New York law that restricts an individual from carrying a concealed handgun in public.
It has been more than a decade since the justices have ruled on significant case concerning the right to bear arms, and it comes in the wake of several mass shootings and the Biden
CNN (Online News)Jul 22 2021
News
Attorney General Merrick Garland in Chicago on Thursday and Friday to bolster city’s battle with gun violence
Attorney General Merrick Garland returns to his native Chicago on Thursday and Friday to bolster the city’s battle with unrelenting gun violence.
Garland, raised in north suburban Lincolnwood, will be in Chicago for the launch of firearms trafficking strike forces in five cities Thursday. In Chicago, he will visit a Chicago Police Department “strategic decision support center” in the
Chicago Sun-TimesMay 06 2022
Perspectives Blog
How the Ukraine Conflict is Impacting Global Food Security
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought energy security to the forefront of our public policy debate, the war’s impact on food security is similarly concerning – though it receives much less coverage. The war in Ukraine risks creating global food shortages, inflating prices even higher, and putting farmers at a severe disadvantage in combating climate change. As the world’s top
Christopher BarnardSep 16 2020
Opinion
The Ten Commandments of Capitalism
Those of us who are committed to a better world for all know that capitalism (i.e., a system of free enterprise based on private property and rule of law) is the only path forward.
In The Ten Commandments of Capitalism: The Secret Recipe for Equitable Prosperity, Ralph Benko provides a concrete set of guidelines to preserve and enhance capitalism for the sake of equitable prosperity.
Michael StrongMay 26 2020
News
Is the $600 unemployment bonus helping or hurting?
In late March, Congress passed the largest stimulus package in American history in an effort to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. One of the most important elements of the massive $2 trillion bill was a provision that boosted unemployment insurance benefits for those who lost work because of stay-at-home orders designed to limit the spread of the virus.
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Yahoo! The 360May 25 2020
Opinion
Memorial Day tributes — even amid so much loss, this is why we honor our war dead
Memorial Day is the most solemn of our national holidays. It is meant to be a time for Americans to remember, with appropriate displays of gratitude and honor, those who have died while fighting our country’s wars.
We must be especially careful this year, in the absence of large public gatherings, and amid all the fears, frustrations and losses from the global pandemic, that the true
Fox News (Opinion)Feb 18 2021
News
White House unveils Biden's immigration bill, including an eight-year path to citizenship
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will introduce President Joe Biden's immigration plan in Congress on Thursday, including a proposal for a path to citizenship for roughly 11 million migrants living without legal status in the United States.
The plan will include all the elements of the comprehensive immigration legislation proposal that Biden introduced on his first day in office, Biden
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