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Education system can be fixed

Amid celebrations of our nation's 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation's core institutions. "Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low," reports Gallup. Of 14 core institutions - banks, big business, labor, ...

No one should shut down economy

Poor Anthony Fauci – the man who became an overnight celebrity when deadly COVID-19 hit these shores. As time has gone on, and the catastrophic consequences of Fauci's advice have become more apparent, Fauci's hero status has faded. And now with the publication of his "diaries" ...

Capitalism lets people prosper

I've failed! I make the case for free markets ... young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they pay any attention to history? Or economics? Only markets create environments that let people prosper. "Getting the right environment – this country's done it better ...

Say yes to vehicle legislation

It is rare for me to support anything inserting more government into our lives. However, I'm now looking at one of these exceptions. It's the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act. The legislation pushes back against automobile manufacturers moving to no longer include AM radio as standard equipment in new cars. The bill mandates a Department of Transportation rule requiring that all new vehicles manufactured in the U.S. or imported come equipped with an AM radio and the ability to receive AM radio broadcasts. At first glance, I felt, as I most always do, that what business ...

Meta makes bet on dignity of work

Until recently, Lanyia Brooks worked as a custodian in a data center, where she spent her days maintaining the facility while watching tech professionals build the infrastructure around her. Brooks said that perspective changed completely when a data center technician noticed her ...

Baseball to the rescue, again

At my age, I shouldn't care so much whether the Boston Red Sox win or lose, let alone permit my daily mood to rise or fall accordingly. It's only a game. It's supposed to be a pastime (according to AI, something that "helps make the hours pass pleasantly when you are not working"), ...