The riots and looting that have taken place in the aftermath of a Minneapolis law enforcement officer suffocating a man to death — which was caught on video by a bystander — has people questioning the idea of policing and how it is done. Should police be taught...
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Three Ways Not To Analyze COVID-19 Statistics
by Eric Schuler | Jun 2, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns continue to cause unprecedented devastation of everyday life in the United States--approximately 100,000 deaths, tens of millions unemployed, and countless plans, activities, and goals put on an indefinite hold. In this context,...
How Members Of ‘Gun Culture’ View The Ahmaud Arbery Killing
by Peter R. Quiñones | May 14, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Events, Featured Articles, Justice, Op Eds, Peter Quinones, Politics
There has been another controversial shooting of an unarmed man. The Ahmaud Arbery case is currently being litigated on social media by the usual suspects who plan on using this to further their “pet” agenda. Whether it be the “law and order” crowd who have their...
Using Bad Math, Media Claims No State Has Met the Reopening Guidelines on New Cases
by Eric Schuler | May 4, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
As the debate over lifting the lockdowns in the US intensifies, key data points on testing and infections are routinely mischaracterized. Consider this summary from Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday on May 3: As we said, about half the states -- more than half the...
This Market Never Closes
by Peter R. Quiñones | Apr 23, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
It is perfectly fine to be afraid that you or a loved one will catch a potentially life-threatening virus, and at the same time deride the government’s reaction, especially when it comes to shutting down a significant portion of the economy. That section consists of...
FDR, Demagogue Champion of Leviathan and War
by Jim Bovard | Apr 13, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Sunday was the 75th anniversary of the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt was sainted by the media even before he died in 1945. CNN last week trumpeted FDR as “the wartime president who Trump should learn from.” A 2019 survey of historians ranked FDR as the third...
Evil Blossoms Where Conscience Shrinks: The Unforgivable Tragedy of Bush’s Iraq War II
by Zack Sorenson | Apr 9, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
During Iraq War II (2003–2011), in addition to thousands of American soldiers and contractors who died, more than 100,000 Iraq civilians were killed. This number is consistent with independent counts as well as leaked Pentagon data (sources available at Wikipedia)....
Why Do We Trust Politicians to Run Our Lives?
by Michael Maharrey | Apr 9, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
I became a journalist because I love to write. In fact, most people tend to pursue career paths related to things that interest them if they have any choice in the matter. A person who likes to bake might become a baker. A person who likes numbers might become an...