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Why Betting Markets Are Better at Predicting the Future than Pundits and Polls
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Elijah J. Henry | Tuesday, November 3, 2020Where do you get your news? How often do they tell you what will happen?
How often do they get it right?
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You Really DON’T Want to Live in The Last Kingdom
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FEE.org Web Bot | Friday, June 26, 2020LINKS: –Important Documents– –Individual Rights, Limited Government, and Why They Matter– -
My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling
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Kerry McDonald | Wednesday, June 10, 2020“Maybe the professor doesn’t really know homeschoolers,” my 13-year-old homeschooled daughter said. “You should explain to her what it’s really like.”
That is what I intend to do in my upcoming livestreamed debate with Elizabeth Bartholet, the Harvard professor who called for a “presumptive ban” on homeschooling.
My argument in favor of homeschooling and against “presumptive bans” and regulation hinges on three primary principles.
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Harvard Magazine Calls for a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling: Here Are 5 Things It Got Wrong
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Kerry McDonald | Monday, April 20, 2020I was shocked to read the article, “The Risks of Homeschooling,” by Erin O’Donnell in Harvard Magazine. Aside from its biting, one-sided portrayal of homeschooling families that mischaracterizes the vast majority of today’s homeschoolers, it is filled with misinformation and incorrect data. Here are five key points that challenge the article’s primary claim that the alleged “risks for children—and society—in homeschooling” necessitate a “presumptive ban on the practice.”
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Bob to the Future, Part X: The Second-to-Last One
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FEE.org Web Bot | Tuesday, March 10, 2020LINKS:https://fee.org/articles/the-consumers-role/ https://fee.org/articles/consumer-sovereignty/ https://fee.org/articles/consumer-sovereignty-when-customers-have-the-power/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lawofdiminishingutility.asp -
Families Today Have More Schooling Options Than Ever, But Nowhere Near Enough
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Kerry McDonald | Tuesday, January 28, 2020As National School Choice Week kicks off, it’s a great time to spotlight the growing variety and abundance of education options available to parents and young people.
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5 Facts about the U.S. Constitution
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Rev. Ben Johnson | Saturday, September 21, 2019Constitution Day is observed every year to remember the Founding Fathers signing the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Here are five facts you need to know about the Constitution…
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A Tale of Two Bubbles: How the Fed Crashed the Tech and the Housing Markets
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Luka Nikolic | Saturday, August 10, 2019The tech bubble in 2001 and the housing bubble of 2008 are more closely tied together than many realize, which becomes evident through analysis of the monetary policies of that period.
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How Congress Lost Power Over Trade Deals–and Why Some Lawmakers Want It Back
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William Hauk | Wednesday, July 10, 2019While Democrats and Republicans are largely coming at this issue from different directions, both have found reason in recent years to question the decades-old consensus that has made trade policy the prerogative of the executive branch.
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How to Become the 1% (It’s Easier Than You Think)
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Doug McCullough Brooke Medina | Monday, June 10, 2019If you’re in the US, you’re probably already in the top 1 percent in terms of worldwide income. But let’s look at what it takes to become a one-percenter in America.