On 3 February 2023, fifty cars of a train derailed in East Palestine, an Ohio town near the border of Pennsylvania. The train cars contained, among other things, vinyl chloride, a substance that raises the risk of developing several types of cancers. The derailment caused an enormous fire that required the evacuation of a three-square …
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What a Congressional Staffers’ Union Could Mean for the Nation
Although Congressional members get most of the credit and media attention for the good and bad occurring in the halls of government, none of them would be able to function without their teams of staffers. These individuals range from chiefs of staff to press assistants to unpaid interns, and are responsible for a litany of …
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Report on Pharmaceutical & Health Insurance Lobbyists Details Corruption in Action
Seven years ago, a study conducted by professors from Princeton and Northwestern University showed that the US is an oligarchy. The authors looked at 1,779 policies enacted between 1981 and 2002, and found that the bottom 90% of the country had no impact on policy. The preferences of anyone outside the top 10% in the …
It’s the Food (Says John McDougall) Part II: Corruption
Are you ready for a whopper of a blog, or, given the subject, an Impossible Whopper of a blog? Let’s get started then, shall we? Last week we cut through the muddy waters of human nutrition and discussed the optimal diet for human health. This week we will come to understand why it seems like …
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