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Feb 19 2020
Analysis
Donating $10 billion isn’t the best way for Jeff Bezos to fight climate change
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the richest person on the planet, has announced that he’ll donate $10 billion of his own money to fight climate change.
That raises two questions: Is philanthropy really the best way for Bezos to pursue that goal? And even if it is, how will he make sure he’s choosing recipients who will make effective use of the new funding?
“I want to work
VoxAug 26 2020
News
‘Fighting for you’: First lady makes her case for Trump vote
First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.
Mrs. Trump offered a polished portrait of Trump’s presidency Tuesday night that was
Associated PressSep 22 2020
Opinion
When Conventional Wisdom Gets Downright Dangerous
The problem with conventional wisdom is not that it is always wrong. The rub is that the majority of “experts” unthinkingly and habitually mouth its validity until they ensure that it becomes static, unchanging, and immune from reexamination and dissent — an intolerant religious orthodoxy that finally become dangerous.
The recent Middle East breakthroughs are a perfect example. Both the
Victor HansonFeb 15 2021
News
Bill Gates discusses confronting climate change, says Joe Biden's energy and emissions goals are within reach
Bill Gates is an optimist when it comes to climate change.
Yes, the Microsoft co-founder and global health philanthropist said, the last four years have been a wasted opportunity to combat the threat of a warming planet and U.S. leadership on the issue waned under Donald Trump.
But he also believes achieving President Joe Biden's ambitious goals of decarbonizing the energy sector
USA TODAYJul 14 2020
Opinion
Twitter is editing the New York Times
Dear A.G.,
It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from the New York Times.
I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago. I was hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in your pages: first-time writers, centrists, conservatives and others who would not naturally think of the Times as their home. The
The Spectator WorldFeb 04 2015
News
Preschooler Measles Vaccination Rate Below 90 Percent in 17 States
Seventeen U.S. states, almost half of them in the South, have rates of less than 90 percent of preschoolers receiving the recommended measles, mumps and rubella vaccination, according to a nonprofit group’s study.
No state in the Northeast was below 90 percent, while eight in the South, five in the West and four in the Midwest were, according to data compiled from the 2013 National
Newsmax (News)Mar 24 2021
News
If the Economy Overheats, How Will We Know?
We asked some prominent participants in the Great Overheating Debate of 2021 to explain what inflationary trends they’re afraid of (or not, as the case may be).
Some big-name economists argue that the economy will soon overheat because of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief and other spending measures.
They worry that the economy is being flooded with too
New York Times (News)May 06 2020
Opinion
What Are We Trying to Accomplish With Coronavirus Policy?
As Americans debate how to reopen our society in the wake of COVID-19, we seem to be breaking down into three groups: first, those who believe the virus isn't particularly serious and desperately want to reopen everything as soon as possible (a small minority of Americans, by polling data); second, those who believe the virus is extraordinarily serious and want everything to remain closed as
Ben ShapiroJul 06 2020
News
What Would It Mean If the Coronavirus Is Airborne?
COVID-19 is known to be transmitted mainly by respiratory droplets. This is the reasoning behind physical distancing, since it’s hard for those droplets to travel more than a few feet. But scientists are debating whether very small droplets—small enough to float through the air—are common enough and infectious enough to be a serious risk.
The nature of a brand-new virus is that messages
LifehackerJan 31 2020
Analysis
The Equal Rights Un-Amendment
Three states have gone to court to get an amendment added to the Constitution. House Democrats plan a vote in support of this scheme. What the Left is attempting to do here is to subvert Article V of the Constitution — the part that spells out the proper way to amend the Constitution — in order to make it easier for liberal judges to impose their policy preferences on the nation.
The
National Review (News)