US to Send More Troops to Iraq, Escalating War on ISIS
About 200 additional troops will be deployed…
Helicopter Money to the Rescue
The problem is never one of insufficient demand, but of supply being misaligned with demand.
Organic Feed Boom Means U.S. Cows Feast on Romanian Corn Instead
“Every year, demand gets further away from supply here in the United States.”
Peer-Review and Science’s Funding Problem
Only real solution to this problem is to privatize and decentralize the funding of science.
Medical Marijuana Legalized in Pennsylvania
Smoking will not be allowed…
A Nationwide Minimum Wage Is Even Worse than State-Imposed Wages
Fewer new hires of low-skilled workers will take place, and some will be laid off.
The Colorado Caucus Was A Sham
Colorado voters speak out against their state’s controversial voting process.
Clinton’s Neocon Ties Could Mean More Regime Change on the Menu
Neocons and their liberal interventionist cohorts consolidated control over the foreign policy bureaucracy.
Ohio House Passes Bill to Curb ‘abusive’ Traffic Ticketing
Measure would require municipal or county courts to collect fines and adjudicate tickets for small villages without mayor’s courts.
Ammonium Nitrate Still Near Schools, Houses in Texas Towns
Recommendations by safety investigators have gone unheeded.
More setbacks for Trump, as Cruz outmuscles him — again — in delegate selection
Cruz is outmuscling Trump in precinct and county-level meetings.
Energy Stocks Slide after Doha Meeting Failure
Conference’s failure sent U.S. crude prices tumbling…
African American Trump Supporter Wants Secure Border
Robbed Colorado voters speak out on their stolen election, and why they support Trump.
California Cops to Check Bicycle Speed with Radar and Ticket Fast Bikers
All cyclists will now be punished for simply riding over 15 mph.
The Lesson of Empires: Once Privilege Limits Social Mobility, Collapse Is Inevitable
The next few years will strip away the illusions of “growth” and reveal which dominates our society and economy: privilege or social mobility. Among the many lessons of empires is one shared by virtually every empire:once the privileged few limit…