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“Yet they have compromised their news coverage by pandering” Is this statement opinion or backed by data? Either way, I’m not sure you understand the purpose of a free press. A fre…

No. Patient took medication and were responsible for their health. Doctors wrote the scripts and have the ultimate responsibility to the patients. Pharmacies dispensed the medicati…

I love the moral outrage about “getting clicks” Journos wouldn’t have to get clicks, if you people (yes, you people) would pay for journalism but no lets continue to post archive l…

In the 2010s, we had a similar situation but it wasn’t illegal. I used to work for a large drug distributor both pre and during the opioid epidemic. At the time (pre-SUPPORT Act), …

Is there any organization currently working on this idea in the US? I'm not fully understanding the concept and would like to know more about public ownership for renters in practi…

This is a great piece that provides a much needed look at the "other side" of James Randi. Many will claim that it is not right for the author to speak ill of the dead but in this …

The REASON that AMERICANS HATE unions is... 1. Anti-union propaganda and the union-busting efforts of American corporations and their consultants starting in the 1970's leading up …

Not understanding the point, unless your aim is to be conspiratorial in nature. The Stanford/Hoover Institute studies are obviously the contrarian view so yes "society" allows an o…

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This is going to seem rude but try reading more. The Hoover Institution at Stanford has long supported the data-backed studies of conservative economists on disparities in schoolin…

Interestingly enough.... Black conservatives like Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell have often decried that "affirmative action" is used by whites namely liberals to avoid fixing t…

Good point. Interestingly, Black students in the United States are subject to disciplinary action at rates much higher than their white counterparts. These disciplinary actions put…

Exactly! There is a reason why factories put their punch clock AT THE DOOR. Workers leave their assigned areas, pass through security, proceed to the punch clock and exit the facil…

Friends, there is a solution! - If you're a CONSERVATIVE, read liberal. - If you're a LIBERAL, read conservative. - If you're a proclaimed CENTRIST, read everything. Schools don't …

The threat of being bankrupt for life would be a deterrent. Prosecutors and mayors wouldn't be so tight with cops if not for 1) the role of police unions and 2) optimizing for conv…

Great point. Many citizens don't know that "qualified immunity" is a thing that protects police officers from being held accountable. QUOTE: "Tragically, thousands have died at the…

The INTERESTING QUESTION is did the Federal Housing Administration prioritize white wealth and lives by moving them into an area less likely to get nuked by the USSR? Also kudos fo…

Interesting point. Martin Luther King Jr spoke quite a bit about addressing GUILT before he was killed. Unfortunately for all of us, he was incredibly unpopular before his death du…

HN FACT CHECK: IRS Common Law Rules for Determining Status: Behavioral: Does the company control or have the right to control what the worker does and how the worker does his or he…

Nah. I think you may not understand their intent which is to bring innovation to programming language design. Language design is one of those "hard" problems that most feel is mean…

The problem with Dr. Sowell is that he believes that "when he adds everything up" that it tells an accurate and whole picture. To him, people are a simple variable to plug into an …