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Did Trump Really ‘Make Showers Great Again’? Not Exactly
President Donald J. Trump recently signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Energy to rescind certain restrictions on water…
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The Tariff Crash of 2025: The Price of Economic Amnesia
Over the last two days of the past week, US equity markets crashed as a result of the rollout of…
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Frank Herbert’s Amazing ‘Dune’ Quote: ‘All Governments Suffer a Recurring Problem’
When I was in my teens (a lifetime ago), I read a lot of fantasy. J.R.R. Tolkien. G.R.R. Martin. C.S.…
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The Trolley Problem of Taxation: Should DOGE Savings Go to Taxpayers or the National Debt?
Lately, Donald Trump (and Elon Musk) have agreed to consider returning at least some of the money that DOGE saves…
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The Scientific Fallacy That Spawned COVID Absolutism
I hadn’t thought of Follies and Fallacies in Medicine for years, but it caught my eye at an auspicious time.…
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How Did 108 Economists Predict Milei’s Results Exactly Wrong?
In November 2023, the warning came, as clear as an omen. A political upstart was seeking office and, if elected,…
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Why’s Kendrick Lamar Receiving $0 to Perform at the Super Bowl?
The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off Sunday at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans to vie for…
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Defund NPR? It’s About Time
The New York Times recently reported that NPR and PBS are bracing for a funding battle under the new administration.…
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A ‘Clean Energy Race’ With China? Only If You Ignore The Coal.
In recent years, I’ve noticed that two words—”but China”— are often used to parry any argument in favor of limited…
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How Bureaucracy Fueled the Los Angeles Wildfires
Eight years ago, American film producer Barry Josephson moved into a hilltop home in Pacific Palisades, the affluent Los Angeles…
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