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• Adulting May Be Hard at First, but It’s So Worth It
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  Jen Maffessanti | Tuesday, August 28, 2018

  If you really want to know why a majority of millennials prefer socialism, look no further than this. We were frequently raised with having all of our wants and needs taken care of by another party. It’s fine, Daddy will pay off my credit card bill. Mom will do my laundry when I come home for a visit. Having the state handle all the difficult decisions about day-to-day life isn’t such a stretch when the above is all you’ve known.

• The EU’s €4.3 Billion Fine on Google Will Hinder—Not Help—European Consumers
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  Sam Dumitriu | Friday, July 20, 2018

  By targeting Android, the European Commission are favoring tightly-controlled vertically integrated platforms, such as iOS, over more open and customizable platforms, like Android.

• The Solution to Poverty Is Opportunity, Not Charity
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  Brittany Hunter | Thursday, July 19, 2018

  Handouts cannot fix systemic poverty. And a pair of free shoes can change a person’s life no more than one free fish can. Sooner or later, you run out of fish or your shoes develop holes and need to be replaced. And by creating a dependence on these donations, you actually help perpetuate the very problem you are trying to solve.

• I Was Part of the Exodus of 14,000 Unaccompanied Children from Communist Cuba. Here’s What It Taught Me about Migration and Liberty
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  José Azel | Thursday, July 12, 2018

  As I remember the story, sometime in 1938, the infant Kal-El, born on the planet Krypton, was sent unaccompanied to the United States by his scientist father Jor-El to escape the imminent destruction of Krypton. He was discovered by a farm couple from Kansas and raised as their son Clark Kent. Kal-El went on to use his abilities to do great things for humankind.

  I cite the Superman story, not to defend undocumented migration, but to introduce a little levity to a topic often discussed only using hyperbole, acrimonious statements, and name-calling. Today, over three percent of the world’s population, 244 million people, are international migrants, and the immigrant population of the United States is approaching 50 million. The topic requires thoughtful deliberation and statesmanship.

• Lyft and Uber Are Bringing Cultures Together
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  James Walpole | Tuesday, July 3, 2018

  Technology does not have the capacity to discriminate–even subconsciously. Through the delightful randomness of their driver-rider algorithms, ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber have put this farm-bred white boy together with a Nigerian immigrant, a Colombian salsa music fan, a veteran from the Pacific coast, and a member of one the native tribes of Alaska, not to mention many more interesting people.

• How My Unschooled Child Learned to Read Financial Statements (It Started with Silly YouTube Videos)
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  Kerry McDonald | Friday, June 29, 2018

  Jack then asked if I knew about the organization. I said I had a vague understanding of their mission, but suggested he visit their website to find out more. He read to me the gripping story about the organization’s beginnings to its current impact. I was in tears. He explored much of the site, reading more stories and learning more about the different chapters. He decided to make an online donation, giving 20 percent of his total savings to this organization that captivated him. He wanted to know how much Make-A-Wish’s total annual donations amounted to. I suggested he search on Wikipedia, but he couldn’t find the information there so he returned to the organization’s website and downloaded their 2017 annual report and analyzed their audited financial statements to determine annual revenue and expenses, all on his own.

• Why the Intellectual Dark Web Had to Go Dark
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  Tyler Brandt | Thursday, June 14, 2018

  What these individuals have in common is that, in the pursuit of truth and free expression, they offended arbiters of politically correct opinion. These thinkers are the new heretics who challenge the religious convictions of society and they are excommunicated in the same way that those who went against the church once were.

• What Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” Teaches Us About the Insufficiency of Good Intentions
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  Art Carden | Sunday, June 10, 2018

  The search for the Great American Novel should have ended in 1957 when a Russian immigrant named Ayn Rand published ‘Atlas Shrugged’. Arresting in its breadth, depth, and style, ‘Atlas Shrugged’ is a manifesto on politics, philosophy, and economics wrapped up in a compelling narrative…

• 3 Myths of Socialism Debunked by Venezuela’s Nightmare
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  Barry Brownstein | Saturday, June 2, 2018

   

  Kurmanaev grew up in Russia in the 1990s and witnessed “corruption, violence and degradation.” “Venezuela’s collapse has been far worse than the chaos” he experienced in Russia.

  In my FEE essay, “Venezuela’s Road to Literal Serfdom,” I cover delusions people have about socialism. Through the eyes of Kurmanaev’s reporting, we can further explore myths about socialism still embraced by many.

• This Doctor Is Making Heart Surgery Accessible to the Poor by Embracing Mass Production
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  Brittany Hunter | Thursday, May 31, 2018

  Health care is a delicate topic. So delicate, in fact, that comparing it to something as impersonal as the mass production of cars seems almost cold. But what if some of our most dire health care problems, such as the rising costs of surgical procedures, could be solved by treating the industry more like Henry Ford’s famous Piquette Avenue Plant?