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Rehab or Deter? That is the Question

Rehab or Deter? That is the Question

The following is excerpts from an article titled "Do Harsher Punishments Deter Crime?" by Ben Knight. To read the full article, link to the title. It’s easy to think that the threat of punishment will simply dissuade someone from doing the wrong thing. But it turns...

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Private Property and the Constitution

Private Property and the Constitution

The following excerpts is content from a much larger Cato Institute article "Property Rights and the Constitution" written by Roger Pilon. The full article is part of a larger work called "CATO Handbook for Policymakers." America’s Founders understood clearly that...

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Greece-Bulgaria Gas Pipeline

Greece-Bulgaria Gas Pipeline

The following comes from an article in Fox News and deals with Natural Gas in Europe. Greece and Bulgaria have commenced operations for a joint pipeline that should help Europe significantly decrease its dependency on Russian oil and gas.  The roughly 113-mile...

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Cobalt Slaves

Cobalt Slaves

The following comes from an article in the New York Post, as well as Fox News.  Harvard visiting professor Siddharth Kara said there were no cobalt mines in the Congo that did not rely on child labor or slavery. The Biden administration recently entered into an...

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Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

The following consists of the complete season release of Stoa Lincoln-Douglas source material from Season 22. This is a zip file of Word documents. Resolved: In the field of biomedical engineering, restraint ought to be prioritized over scientific. The following...

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Innovation

Innovation

The following consists of thecomplete season release of NCFCA Lincoln-Douglas source material from Season 22. This is a zip file of Word documents. Resolved: Inthe context of innovation, theproactionary principle ought to be valued above the. The following consists...

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Economic Thinking

Economic Thinking

Check out this post from Greg Rehmke. This information will be useful for both Europe/US Policy as well as Import/Export Policy: US/European Policy: Subsidize Wood Pellet Exports to Increase Pollution and Forest Mayhem. Check out this post from Greg Rehmke. This...

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