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• Would Thanos Have Had a Different Endgame if He Had an Economics Teacher?
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  Art Carden | Friday, June 7, 2019

  Thanos extols his will and his steely resolve to save life by ending it, but his most important weakness is his lack of economic imagination.

• Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Eliminate Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think
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  William E. Fleischmann | Friday, May 3, 2019

  The latest salvo in the Free Stuff Wars comes from Elizabeth Warren and her plan to cancel (most) student loans and offer free college to everyone. This is absurd on its face. 

• What Should We Make of Peter Buttigieg’s “Democratic Capitalism”?
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  Brittany Hunter | Wednesday, April 10, 2019

  When Chuck Todd asked the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, point blank if he was a capitalist, his response was “Sure, yeah.” 

  Initially, this seemed like a rather bold statement for a Democratic candidate to make. But Buttigieg then added a qualifier. 

• Struggling to Pay Back Your Student Loans? These States Will Revoke Your Job License
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  Carey Wedler | Wednesday, March 6, 2019

  Fourteen states across the country currently impose policies to suspend, deny, or revoke occupational licenses from borrowers, preventing them from working and, ultimately, fully paying off their loans.

• Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Why We Should Be Worried
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  Jarrett Stepman | Saturday, February 23, 2019

  We need to fix this, for the sake of our republic.

• Americans Are Woefully Uneducated About Basic History
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  Jarrett Stepman | Sunday, October 14, 2018

  Americans are woefully uneducated about the most basic facts of our history to the point that most couldn’t even pass a basic citizenship test. 

• Voter Ignorance and the Problem with Get-Out-The-Vote Campaigns
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  Barry Brownstein | Friday, October 12, 2018

  America wasn’t founded as a democracy to be run by voters acting on their feelings and opinions. Freedom can only be preserved when the citizenry understands the principles that maintain liberty.

• Thank God for ‘Avocados From Mexico’
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  Corianna Baier Tori Whiting | Tuesday, August 14, 2018

  It is difficult to read the phrase “avocados from Mexico” without singing the catchy tune from a popular Super Bowl commercial. These commercials ring true today for American guacamole lovers because the triple-digit heat and wildfires in California are hurting their avocado crop.

• Parents Should Be Free to Choose Safer Schools
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  Kerry McDonald | Sunday, August 12, 2018

  As back-to-school time approaches, parents are bracing for school-related trauma. The threat of bullying, violence, school shootings, and mental health maladies looms large as a new school year emerges. A 2018 poll found that one-third of parents are concerned about their child’s safety at school, a sharp jump in recent years. And it’s not just peer harassment that worries parents. The Miami-Herald reported last month that an experienced teacher who was named “teacher of the year” this year in Florida, was caught on video calling a kindergartener a “loser.” 

  Some parents are fed up. They want options other than a mandatory, assigned district school. 

• Aid Money to Farmers Hurt by Tariffs? Here Are 5 Reasons That’s a Bad Idea
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  Daren Bakst Tori Whiting | Thursday, July 26, 2018

  The Trump administration is planning to spend as much as $12 billion in aid to help farmers hurt by the administration’s tariffs. By acknowledging the need for aid to farmers, the Trump administration is admitting that its tariff strategy is hurting Americans. There are multiple reasons why providing aid to farmers to offset the effects of tariffs is a bad idea. Here are five.