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It used to be common wisdom that working in government didn’t pay. Working in government resulted in a tradeoff: a lower salary in exchange for more job security and better…

Have you ever had a conversation with someone about something you wanted to buy, then saw an online ad for it only a few minutes later on Facebook or in…

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest last week made major waves throughout the world. The journalist and free speech advocate’s detention and eventual trial will set a precedent for how governments…

After nearly seven years of asylum within the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, journalist and transparency activist Julian Assange was arrested yesterday morning by British police. Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno terminated…

If it weren’t already bad enough that the US is involved with a trade war with China, President Trump is now threatening to get involved in a trade war with…

If people in other states didn’t already hate California, they certainly will after the state’s latest attempts to extort businesses in other states. The California governor is taking advantage of…

While beef may have a great reputation for quality steaks, and chicken often gets the nod in clean, heart-healthy meals, pork often goes ignored. It really is the “other white…

The US dollar has been the world’s reserve currency since the end of World War II and the establishment of the Bretton Woods system. But the Bretton Woods system failed…

Social media has come in for a good deal of flak recently, from complaints about securing user data, allegations that firms were oblivious to Russian use of social media to…

California has a long and much-deserved reputation for being the most liberal state in the union. The “land of fruits and nuts” in both senses of the word continually shocks…

Rockland County, New York recently passed an emergency declaration banning anyone under the age of 18 who hasn’t been vaccinated against measles from public places. The emergency order will last…

From the very first reports of the alleged hate crime attack against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, most people thought that something about the attack didn’t smell right. Sure enough, as…