Joe Biden Puts a Happy Gloss on Disappointing Jobs Report
Economists predicted that we'd see 575,000 new jobs in November. A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report says only 210,000 were created.
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Omicron Brings Another Round of Pointless Travel Restrictions
Instead of impoverishing the world, we have to learn to live with COVID-19.
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Mexico's 'Junk Food' Warning Labels Are Junk
Government mandates have not resulted in a drop in sales of unhealthy snacks.
A Big, Dumb Machine
The problem in Afghanistan wasn't mere incompetence. The problem was a broken system.
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Familiar School Comedy Hijinks Updated for Today in Abbott Elementary
Also intact: The whipsawing between cynicism and earnestness
Germany Bans the Unvaccinated from Restaurants, Shops, and Public Venues
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Politics Has Too Much Posturing and Not Enough Problem-Solving
During a speech to a conservative group this month, Hawley depicted a decline in masculinity as one of the nation's foremost problems. Really?
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How COVID-19 Changed Alcohol Forever
At least 20 states will permanently allow to-go cocktails, and more may be coming.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney's books mix moderately annoying Marxism with moderately depressing sex and produce results much better than you'd expect.
Is Dr. Oz Fit To Join the U.S. Senate?
The TV personality's extensive history of promoting dubious nostrums suggests that he isn't.
The Michigan School Shooter Can Be a Murderer Without Also Being a Terrorist
The shooting was horrific, and the shooter deserves prosecution. But the charges should fit the crimes.
Judge Orders Massachusetts Prisons To Stop Using 'Highly Unreliable' Drug Field Tests To Punish Inmates
Although the tests are used by prison systems and police departments across the country, a judge found they have an error rate "only marginally better than a coin-flip."
Best-Selling Author Alice Sebold Apologizes to Innocent Man Who Served 16 Years for Her Rape
Her publisher will stop distributing her memoir Lucky, which detailed the attack and aftermath.
The Laissez Faire Origins of the Supreme Court's Abortion Precedents
“All of those…just come out of Lochner.”
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The Perverse Incentives of Puerto Rico's Debt Deal
Habitual debt busts are one Latin American export that is better left on the dock.
Socialist Students Want Arizona State University To Expel 'Racist Murderer' Kyle Rittenhouse
So much for education being a universal human right.
Here's Why a Federal Paid Leave Program Would Be a Bad Deal for Many Workers
Studies show that support for mandated paid leave drops when employees find out what it costs them in take-home pay.
Republicans Mull Shutting Down the Government Over Vaccine Mandate Funding
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Venezuelan Immigrants and the Lawyer Who Let Them Down
Accusations that a Miami attorney “scammed” Venezuelan asylum seekers speak volumes about the cruelty of the U.S. immigration system.
Against the Education Status Quo
After doing the jobs of teacher, coach, and cafeteria monitor for more than a year, many parents resented being told to sit down and shut up.
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