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Public opinion alone doesn’t affect change
I’ve posted here on this blog and I’ve argued with friends and acquaintances about the veracity of public opinion polls, especially as they pertain to current, pertinent issues like guns, drones and...
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Most Americans don’t know that teen pregnancy has dramatically decreased
In citing a new study from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Sarah Kliff relates that: Teen births and pregnancies have plummeted over the past two decades, down 42 percent...
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Your daily quote – April 16
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” - Fred Rogers
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Exposing the $2 trillion shadow economy
Based on a recent study by the economist Edgar Feige, as much as $2 trillion dollars made by Americans this past tax year went unreported to the IRS. If the government were to recoup that money and...
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There is no climate change “debate”
Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen Not anymore, anyway, according to this recent study published in IOPScience where researchers reviewed recent published literature and talked to a wide array of climate...
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Here’s to the sanity of Americans
CNN and Gallup both basically found the same thing: support for the President hasn’t been harmed given the recent surge of “scandals”: According to the survey, which was conducted Friday and Saturday,...
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Peggy Noonan descends into madness
The Wall Street Journal (cc photo by dpstyles) We are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate. That’s the way Peggy Noonan’s latest column in the Wall Street Journal starts, and it...
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Poll: Americans Would Rather Drone Syria Than Arm It
Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to the Obama administration’s decision to provide arms to Syrian rebels, but according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll, nearly half would be totally...
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Young Americans Aren’t Really Into Beer Anymore
Gallup finds that among the youngest Americans, beer preference is collapsing at an alarming rate: Young adult drinkers’ alcoholic beverage preferences have changed dramatically over the past two...
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