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Analysis: After years of impending recession talk in the media, 61% of Americans believe itA new poll by Harris indicates 61% of U.S. voters believe the nation is enduring a recession. However, the data, including consumer spending… Read More
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1619 Project founder’s experience proves the importance of avoiding one-size-fits-all educationLike many other parents, I paid great attention to Nikole Hannah-Jones’ recent commentary about enrolling her daughter in a low-income public school, only to discover, years later, that… Read More
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Data centers can pay their way in Johnson County, Kansas, and deserve a fair hearingResidents across Johnson County spent this summer raising concerns that data centers will strain the water supply and drive up electric bills. Those worries filled city council meetings from… Read More
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Analysis: Fed’s bad-vibe move on improving consumer sentiment: Fewer future jobsA consumer finance company reported that Americans are beginning to feel optimistic about the economy, as liberal bankers met in Chicago to argue the hot economy has bad vibes. Read More
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Everyday Economics: Oil is taxing the economy. The Fed should be patient.(The Center Square) – Oil prices jumped again in September, but core inflation has been relatively subdued. Hiring remains weak, and wage growth slowed further. So far, the data… Read More
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‘Novel of the century’? The Left praises gay novel about class struggle, violenceMarlon James’ LGBTQ novel The Disappearers has been hailed by The New York Times as “the novel of the decade and possibly of the century thus… Read More
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The real story about gas prices, national security, and the economy(The Daily Signal) – While the American military action in Iran has been a source of many benefits to the U.S., a collateral negative effect has been the increase… Read More
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Analysis: Homeschool vs. public school – which is better?As New York marks an explosion in homeschool growth long past the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one media outlet saw fit to continue the conversation sparked… Read More
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Open prostitution booms in NYC. It’s all part of the socialist plan.(The Daily Signal) – Prostitution is openly proliferating in New York City thanks to socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. It’s all part of the plan. The… Read More
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The fix for special-needs education is more choice, not lessAs school choice becomes undeniably popular, exceeding 1.5 million students nationwide, the education establishment is scrounging for sticks to beat it with. One dubious criticism is that… Read More
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Right-sizing staffing is an alternative to closing schools in Kansas(The Sentinel) – Olathe, Kansas’ proposed closure of six schools for budgetary reasons has understandably upset many parents. Fortunately, closing schools isn’t the only option available to the Olathe school… Read More
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Op-ed: Grade inflation allegations remind us why parents, not teachers, should primarily drive their children’s educationA school district has made headlines for all the wrong reasons – namely, that teachers have been facing administrative pressure to inflate students’ grades against their professional standards. Read More
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Why the Fed should hold rates as energy shocks mask cooling core inflation(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates this week. Markets now put the odds of a quarter-point hike at roughly 85%. Read More
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America’s greatest danger has been post-9/11: We’re now doing to ourselves what the terrorists could notThe only thing more cataclysmic to America than the 9/11 attacks has been the stunning erosion of patriotism and kinship we’ve seen in the quarter-century since the mournful cleanup. Read More
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Op-ed: Homeschooling wasn’t always legal. Here’s how a Kansas City nonprofit is remembering 40 years of homeschool historyAlmost four decades ago, Todd Kangas was wondering whether he and his wife would be imprisoned for their choice to homeschool. “We started doing research on homeschooling in Kansas, and… Read More
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So you want to study in China? Read this first.(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Dear College Student, Welcome back to school! Great to hear you are interested in China! It’s the right subject if you care about… Read More
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‘The strength is real. So is the weakness’: Fed Chair Warsh misses underlying economic strain as AI boom masks housing, job struggles(The Center Square) – Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole speech to make his position plain: the economy is strong, the labor market is stable,… Read More
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The Green New Deal is back. Its next target: AI(Daily Caller News Foundation) – In Michigan, three candidates running on a platform of blocking, restricting, or seizing control of artificial intelligence companies swept their Democratic primaries. In Wisconsin,… Read More
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Analysis: Trump’s Korean maneuver cancellation not a sign of US military strainA look at the history of joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises should reassure critics who claim the Iran War is straining the resources of the American military. President… Read More
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REVIEW: ‘The End of Oak Street’ delivers dinosaur thrills and powerful lessons – but edgy contentGreg Platt is a middle-aged man in a suburban neighborhood fighting for survival in 1982 America. That’s what happens when you lose your job and income with a wife and two… Read More