Saturday, September 29, 2018

In the news, Wednesday, September 19, 2018


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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS

U.S. Should Stop Funding the International Agency for Research on Cancer

Numerous scientific bodies around the world, both public and private, attempt to assess the cancer-causing potential of various industrial chemicals. Ideally, those research programs should inform everyone, from policy makers to manufacturers to consumers, enabling people to make better decisions to minimize risks. However, too often classification programs rely on outdated and faulty methodologies and are influenced by political considerations that lead to inappropriate cancer classifications. Their faulty conclusions can create serious problems, including bans on useful products, market deselection of such products, and public confusion about cancer risks. Unfortunately, such problems are becoming commonplace.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

California's Bill Restricting Speech Is Authoritarian
California’s politicians seem to believe only some ideas are welcome—if those ideas have been “fact-checked” by the heavy hand of government-sponsored boards.

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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C

How George Washington Warned Us About Tribalism and Disunity
Sept. 19 is the 222nd anniversary of the publication of President George Washington’s Farewell Address. Appearing in newspapers nationwide, it announced Washington’s intention to retire from public life after his second term. For most of American history, the Farewell Address was required reading in grade schools across the nation and was continually invoked in the public discourse. Yet in recent decades, the address has faded into obscurity. That’s a shame, as it is a treasure trove of wisdom from the man who did the most to create our country—who knew, as well as anyone else, what it took to create a modern, large-scale republic.

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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California

Fort Trump—A Permanent U.S. Military Base in Poland?
Following a meeting in the Oval office on September 18, President Donald Trump said he is considering a request from Polish President Andrzej Duda to permanently station American troops in his country. Duda even offered to name the military facility “Fort Trump” and to provide more than $2 billion to help finance it. Poland desires the protection and stability that a permanent U.S. presence on its soil offers. One can sympathize with the Polish desire for a superpower security umbrella.

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from Miami Herald

Here, then, is where we stand: After supporting senatorial candidate Roy Moore (a credibly accused child molester) Donald Trump (a confessed perpetrator of sexual assault) has nominated to the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh (a credibly accused attempted rapist) who would, if confirmed, serve alongside Clarence Thomas (a credibly accused sexual harasser).

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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