
Showing posts with label reality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reality. Show all posts
Jim Clifton: The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment

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deception,
dishonesty,
government,
jobs,
labor,
propaganda,
reality,
statistics,
unemployment
Record 92,898,000 Americans Not In The Workforce

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deception,
government,
labor,
politics,
propaganda,
reality,
statistics,
unemployment,
workers
Carl Sagan Wanted An Honest Drugs Debate 24 Years Ago
by Matt Ferner. His questions remain spot on. Carl Sagan, a titan of scientific thought and communication, assumed many different roles in his life -- from science's "gatekeeper," to television star on the original "Cosmos," to marijuana user and advocate. Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority, recently posted a handful of Sagan's letters ... MORE
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drug war,
drugs,
freedom,
government,
individual liberty,
prohibition,
reality,
reason,
science
Minimum Skills Translate To A Minimum Wage

IBD: The Worst Job Stat Continues To Get Even Worse

Since December 2012, private industries paying up to about $14.50 an hour have added, on net, 972,000 nonsupervisory jobs with an average workweek of a mere 17.7 hours, an IBD analysis finds.
That doesn't mean new employees are being hired for such few hours. Rather, it reflects a combination of reduced hours in existing jobs and ... MORE
Most Want to Criminalize Pre-Teens Playing Unsupervised

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children,
crime,
education,
government,
nanny state,
politics,
reality,
recreation,
regulation
Why Gun Owners Oppose Universal Background Checks
Building the gun owner database. Gun control groups (including the Obama White House) have been pushing hard for new laws and restrictions on firearms. One of their biggest dreams is to have what is known as a “universal background check” (UBC). The gun control groups see this as a panacea to stop violence. They believe that if they ... MORE
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background check,
deception,
government,
gun control,
gun rights,
reality,
reason,
registration
VIDEO: Think For Yourself! Understanding Risk
What does a 30 percent chance of rain really mean?
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communication,
economics,
individual liberty,
reality,
reason,
risk,
statistics,
thinking,
wisdom
Alexander Bolton: Is Rand Paul Plausible In 2016?
Can principles also be practical? Can Sen. Rand Paul really become the 45th president? His curly hair and slight frame aren’t a Hollywood casting agent’s idea of a commander in chief. But the freshman Republican senator from Kentucky rejects established norms; he’s on a declared mission to redefine the presidency and his own party. ... MORE
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election,
GOP,
individual liberty,
libertarian,
politics,
presidency,
Rand Paul,
reality,
Republican
Thomas Sowell: The High Cost Of Liberalism - Part One

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economics,
housing,
incentives,
liberalism,
open space,
policy,
politics,
reality,
regulation
Voting Is A Lousy Way To Express Yourself
by Sheldon Richman. By now we’re used to MSNBC’s adoration of government, expressed
not only on its programs but also through in-house promotions. These are often heavy-handed, such as Rachel Maddow’s spots asserting that only governments can accomplish “great things.” Sometimes, however, the promos are more subtle, ... MORE
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