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economy

We Need to Stop Confusing Social Programs with Socialism

The United States has always had a problem with accepting a true capitalistic, market-driven economy. Americans love to sing the praises...
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China

Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Trust China’s GDP Data

China’s economic growth in recent decades has been truly spectacular, with an average rate of more than 6.5%, and now it...
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China Must Economically Surpass America

If our goal is for every person on the planet to live well, we should encourage less developed countries to increase...
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Report From Trump Country: How ‘The News’ Helps Trump in the South

This story is about what I have observed regarding Southern Trump voters. I am a white male that was born and...
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Chinese purchases

Why China is Forced to Purchase US Debt

It has become conventional wisdom among ordinary people to think that Chinese purchases of US Treasuries are the “generosity” of the...
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Trump Republicans and Big Business Are Heading for Divorce

As America’s favorite pundit, Forrest Gump, might put it, the Republican Party and big business go together like peas and carrots....
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Toxic Culture

A Very Real Taboo: Toxic Culture Threatens Everyone

Toxic cultures are diseases that feed from anything they touch, making productive work impossible. Such poisonous conditions harm any job environment...
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Return to Politics

Will Obama Return to Politics?

Former President Barack Obama is arguably the most popular living former president. Not only is he a global presence with a...
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France: Debt Woes are Overstated

Synopsis: Debt levels in the public sector have been on an uptrend since the GFC, matching the trend seen in most...
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Chronicle Fatigue Syndrome: Why News Saturation is More Dangerous than...

On July 17, 2014, Malaysian Airline flight MH-17 was shot down over Eastern Ukraine by a BUK surface-to-air missile killing all...
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Fixing Politics Means Updating Our Democratic System

At one point or another, we’ve all complained about our politicians. We’re all familiar with their patterns of behavior. What I...
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Facebook

Facebook Faces the Music of Racism in Banishment of White Nationalism ...

Lots of “ism’s” there but Facebook’s used to all this controversy, right? Seriously, you have to hand it to Mr. Zuckerberg...
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