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1619 Slavery

1619 Project is the absolute wrong way to teach kids about US slavery

March 5, 2020 | 9:17pm Enlarge Image A bronze statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass is seen during a private viewing ahead of its unveiling at the Maryland State House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 in Annapolis. AP Did you ever have a life-changing teacher? I did. My high-school history teacher would…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Little Italy

Earthquake Institute Warns Of A Big One Hitting San Diego

Credit: USGS Above: This map shows the Rose Canyon Fault that cuts through the heart of the city of San Diego, stretches across La Jolla and continues north along the coast. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on San Diego's Rose Canyon Fault could damage 100,000 homes, cause widespread road and bridge…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Tories and Labour

Can Tories and trade unions be friends?

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has taken seats like Sedgefield which were once seemingly unwinnable The Conservative Party and trade unions have a history of troubled relations. But one Tory MP thinks they can work together for the good of each other - and the country."Trade…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Meritocracy

Palliative Liberalism Can’t Cure Our Ailing Working Class

Redistributionism, antitrust, and education are just Band-Aids promoted by a disconnected managerial elite.Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas, 1943. (Library of Congress)The implicit theory of technocratic neoliberalism is that the U.S. and other Western societies at this point are essentially classless societies in which the only significant barriers involve race…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Berlin Wall

I’m a Libertarian, But I Support a Coronavirus Quarantine (If Needed)

China reacted to Covid–19 with quarantines for vast numbers of people. Yet media outlets such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal tell us that we won’t do anything so draconian here in the US. Why not? As I watch the Democratic primaries, I hear Senator Sanders promote socialism, an idea that many…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Turkey and Russia agree to ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to establish a ceasefire in the Syrian province of Idlib, following talks in Moscow. Putin and Erdogan announced the ceasefire at a press conference after almost six hours of talks in the Kremlin. Under the deal, Russia and…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Bushfire

Bushfire crisis hurts January retail sales, but no sign of coronavirus yet

Updated March 06, 2020 14:55:52 Australia's summer bushfire crisis has led to a rough start to the year for retailers but the coronavirus has shown "no apparent impact" so far, according to the latest official figures. Key points:Bushfires were the main reason for retail sales dropping 0.3pc in JanuaryIt comes…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Ukraine

Romney says U.S. Senate Republican probe of Biden appears political

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment, said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated. U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks to board an elevator…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Brexit Negotiator

Brexit planning cost Britain 4.4 billion pounds

The British government has spent about 70% of the funds allocated to cover the cost of Brexit preparations. The money mostly went to cover staff costs, new infrastructure and gathering external expertise. Preparations for the United Kingdom's exit of the European Union cost British taxpayers 4.4 billion pounds (€5.1 billion,…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

SpaceX

Axiom Space pitches its first 10-day, all-inclusive trip to the ISS for just $55 million

Axiom Space is looking to make history by sending three passengers on a round-trip journey to the International Space Station for the low, low price of $55 million. The Houston -based, venture-backed company has signed a contract with SpaceX for a Crew Dragon flight which will transport a commander trained…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

1619 Project is the absolute wrong way to teach kids about US slavery

Earthquake Institute Warns Of A Big One Hitting San Diego

Can Tories and trade unions be friends?

Palliative Liberalism Can’t Cure Our Ailing Working Class

I’m a Libertarian, But I Support a Coronavirus Quarantine (If Needed)

Turkey and Russia agree to ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province

Bushfire crisis hurts January retail sales, but no sign of coronavirus yet

Romney says U.S. Senate Republican probe of Biden appears political

Brexit planning cost Britain 4.4 billion pounds

Axiom Space pitches its first 10-day, all-inclusive trip to the ISS for just $55 million

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