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In the news, Saturday, March 11, 2017


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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Foreign Aid Is Out of Control
Government-to-government handouts have a terrible track record. Indeed, the main impact of such transfers is to undermine good reform and enrich corrupt elites in poor nations. Moreover, if the goal is to actually create prosperity in developing countries, there is no substitute for free markets and limited government.

Ten Classic Films with a Libertarian Twist
1. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
3. Schindler’s List (1993)
4. Gandhi (1982)
5. Paths of Glory (1957)
6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
7. Papillon (1973)
8. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
9. The Deer Hunter (1978)
10. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Trump's Voters Have Been Betrayed on Healthcare, Bigly
Should something good finally emerge, whether this year or next, it will be due not to the “greatness” of the executive and all his bluster, but rather to the courage, character, and commitment of a handful of people who still believe that freedom is that best path. It is not the political system that will have worked; it is that moral passion triumphed over politics.

When Equal Access Means Zero Access for All
Within the next week, UC Berkeley will be forced to remove over 20,000 lectures, videos, and other digital documents from its free online library after it was found in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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from geostrategy.info

The enigma of Donald Trump (part 2)
In 2016, the Fund for Peace assigned Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen to the most dangerous (“very high alert”) group of countries. Iraq is assigned to the very dangerous (“high alert”) group of countries, and Libya – to the dangerous (“alert”) group. Iran is in the deeply troubled (“high warning”) group. The FSI Index in Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen shows worsening. The FSI Index in Iran has not changed but this deeply troubled country is stuck with multiple complex problems. So, is Trump’s (actually, Obama-Trump’s!) Muslim ban a reaction to a real risk? Or does this ban reflect an uncertainty of mind of decision-makers? What is special about these 7 countries?

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from The Guardian (UK)
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The 1930s were humanity's darkest, bloodiest hour. Are you paying attention?
A decade haunted by mass poverty, violent extremism and world war gives us one crucial advantage: the chance to learn the era’s lessons and avoid its mistakes

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from Liberty Writers
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An intruder was found carrying a suspicious backpack was just arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents at the entrance to the White House. He was stopped near the president’s residence, CNN reported on Saturday morning. President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time. He was not in any danger from the security breach – which occurred at midnight according to Reuters. The backpack that was carried by the intruder contained no hazardous material.

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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)

Former Secret Service Agent: Trump ‘Not Safe at the White House Anymore’
Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino insisted that President Donald Trump “is not safe at the White House anymore” because the Secret Service is “not serious about the security plan” during an interview Saturday on Fox News.

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from PBS (& affiliates)

House Republicans would let employers demand workers’ genetic test results
A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information.

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from The Right Scoop

Mark Levin explains WHY Republicans are making excuses for not fully repealing Obamacare
Full repeal of Obamacare through the budget reconciliation process in the Senate is possible and they can do it with 51 votes. Paul Ryan even said on the Mark Levin show in 2012 that 85% of Obamacare could be repealed through this process. But neither the House nor the Senate, have even attempted to pass a full repeal of the law through this process. So why won’t the Republicans do this? Because there are so many moderates and liberals in the Republican party that some of them want some aspects of Obamacare to stay.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Washington Post

In a place of need, an unhealthy contradiction
They are poor, sick and voted for Trump. What will happen to them without Obamacare?

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