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Why Education Savings Accounts Are the Right Path to School Choice
ESAs pair well with income-tax elimination, while tax credit scholarships don’t.
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Spider-Man’s Web of Deceit
Brand New Day offers the same old banality.
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An AI Future Built on Resilience, Not Restraint
Mark Zuckerberg’s manifesto defies the doom-and-gloom approach of many AI watchers.
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The Hollywood Merger Won’t Kill Entertainment Jobs. Blocking It Might
Something besides industry consolidation is clearly to blame for Hollywood’s current contraction.
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Democrat panic as socialist star is toppled by razor-thin vote after Republican cash boosted her rise
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated Democratic socialist state representative Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor. The result gives the party’s more moderate wing its preferred nominee in a pivotal swing state, where Crowley will face the Trump-endorsed Republican congressman Tom Tiffany in November. With 98% of votes counted, Crowley led Hong…
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Steal This Story, Please! review – Amy Goodman, stalwart of the American left, shows her teeth
This documentary profiles Amy Goodman, the long-running host of listener-funded US news programme Democracy Now!, portraying her as a persistent progressive journalist who challenges powerful figures and pursues stories neglected by larger media outlets. The review argues that her work matters amid perceived corporate influence over American news organisations, while noting that the film does…
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FEMA’s ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member’s Startup for Months
Court filings indicate that Kara Voorhies, a FEMA contractor described as the agency’s “shadow administrator”, was subcontracted by a company owned by DOGE operative Kyle Schutt while working in government. The arrangement raises questions about conflicts of interest and whether an outside contractor exercised influence over FEMA spending and grant decisions that may be considered…
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Trump puts vaccines on front burner ahead of crucial midterms for GOP
The Trump administration has thrust vaccine policy back into the headlines just three months before the midterm elections, potentially complicating matters for vulnerable Republicans who are hoping to keep control of Congress. President Trump on Monday doubled down on his attempt to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule with an executive order aimed at reducing…
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Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock
President Trump is confronting multiple problems nearly nine months into his effort to transform the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered the latest blow when he rejected Trump’s 15-point roadmap for Hamas to hand over its weapons at the same time Israel’s military withdraws from the territory. “Israel does not accept the 15-point…
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GOP worries time running out on Trump’s agenda with Congress
The Senate’s departure for a five-week August recess leaves big political fights for September and the postelection lame-duck session, setting up a scramble to accomplish as much of President Trump’s agenda before Republicans possibly lose complete control of Congress. Trump has ramped up pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to move a…