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May 18
Australian professor fired by government university for global warming skepticism
James Cook University, a public university and the second oldest university in Queensland, Australia, has fired Professor Peter Ridd for climate skepticism and related “misconduct.” See here.
May 18
Social Security impoverishes: One-third of Americans have less than $5,000 saved for retirement.
A new study by Northwestern Mutual finds that one-third of Americans have less than $5,000 set aside for retirement. 21% of Americans have no retirement savings at all. SOCIAL SECURITY TO BLAME Many workers don’t save for the future because they assume they can live on Social Security. But that’s a dangerous, misguided assumption. In …
May 18
Tens of thousands secretly arrested, detained in Chinese indoctrination camps
There are reports that tens–and perhaps hundreds–of Chinese muslims are being held in secret Chinese “indoctrination camps” in the far-western reaches of China. Most appear to be arrested secretly, without warrant or court process, ans whisked away to the secret camps, where they are often tortured. Detainees are made to denounce their religious beliefs and …
May 16
Deputy who cowered at school shooting will retire with $104,000 pension at age 55
Scott Peterson, the 55-year-old deputy who reportedly cowered outside while an alleged school shooter allegedly murdered dozens inside a Parkland, Florida school, will reportedly receive a six-figure pension for the rest of his life. See here. Peterson retired in disgrace but is due to collect more than $104,000 a year plus benefits. Peterson is typical …
May 08
Anthropologist: modern universities breed conformity rather than intellectual curiosity
Many have wondered why most college professors conform to stereotype: hopelessly closed-minded worshippers of elitist, ‘leftist’ ideology. David Graeber, a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, suggests in a recent book that the structure and norms of university life breed conformity. Something about the experience of grad school, the …
May 05
Ten years ago, CBO estimated that Congress would run a $151 billion surplus in 2017. Instead, they ran a $665 billion deficit.
Ten years ago, The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that Congress would run a $151 billion surplus in 2017. Instead, the U.S. ran a $665 billion deficit. Now the CBO projects $12.4 trillion in additional debt over the next decade. This represents a more than 50 percent increase to the current national debt, which has …
May 03
New Report: 1 in 6 seniors are millionaires
An astounding new report about American demographics has been summarized by Bloomberg News service. See here. Average wealth for retirees has risen more than 100 percent since 1989, to $752,000, and the share of those who are millionaires has doubled. Also, more retirees—62 percent—are enjoying life without physical or cognitive limitations, according to the data. …
May 03
50 year anniversary of “The Population Bomb” hoax
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Paul Ehrlich’s “The Population Bomb.” The book catapulted Ehrlich to superstardom among the world’s scientists, and remains one of the all-time science bestsellers. Yet the past 50 years of knowledge and human development have proven the book to be fundamentally false. See here. “Ehrlich prophesied …
May 01
Professor John Lamb in Bozeman hospital after collision
Lysander Spooner University’s top professor of journalism, John Lamb, was involved in a serious traffic accident earlier today near Three Forks, Montana. Professor Lamb–known widely as “the last free man”–became a Youtube and Facebook sensation over the past two years while covering the Bundy trials and related government corruption. John is now in an intensive …
May 01
Tens of thousands have died due to Canadian single payer health care
If the power of freedom and capitalism were unleashed on medical care, societies would quickly become strong and healthy at low cost. But governments around the world have choked their subjects with slave plantation style health care. The Canadian government imposes a government monopoly on medicine, prohibiting Canadians from buying medical treatment. A new study …
