Friday, February 26, 2016

How Does the Australian Economy Look for 2016?

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Sometimes, it's nice to blog on the more obscure things in life. Last week, the Australian Governor of the Federal Reserve of Australia,...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Apple, the FBI, and the Cost of Bypassing Encryption

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The fight over liberty versus security makes the news again. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked the company Apple to comply wi...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Is John Oliver Right About Voter ID Laws Being Problematic?

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While many are focused on the death of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and what his death means for the Supreme Court, I thoug...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Is Marco Rubio's Idea of Repealing the Capital Gains Tax a Capital Idea?

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While there are many hot-button topics on the table for the presidential election, I wasn't exactly expecting taxes to be one of those t...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Flint, Michigan: An Example of Why Public Ownership of Water Is Dead in the Water

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Back in 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan changed the source of its water from the treated Detroit Water and Sewage Department to the Flint ...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Why Women Can and Should Recite the Mourner's Kaddish

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Not quite two weeks ago, British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis made a semi-shocking announcement : women should be allowed to say the Mourner...
Monday, January 25, 2016

Bernie Sanders' Medicare For All And Why Single-Payer Generally Doesn't Work So Well

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Right before the Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders released his latest bombshell of a policy alternative: Medicare for All , wh...