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The rewards of economic development are many: an increase in living standards, higher literacy rates, technological advances, longer lifespans, and greater wealth, among other benefits. Historically,...
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Thousands of industrial facilities in the United States pump toxic carcinogens into the air. While the Environmental Protection Agency dictates the amount of these chemicals that individual...
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, companies with commercial relationships with Russia have been faced with the decision to stop doing business there, curtail operations, or...
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The history of Ukraine and Russia goes back more than 1,000 years, and Russia’s invasion of its long-time neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022, is just the latest chapter in the long, tragic, and complicated...
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In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO countries rallied to punish Vladimir Putin’s regime with sanctions and arms shipments to Ukraine. No doubt the brutality of Russia’s...
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One of the most significant effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outside the warzone, is the series of sanctions the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and other nations have...
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Several research reports rank corrupt countries. Among the most well-known of these are Corruption Perceptions Index, The U.S News countries index, and a report by Forbes. While not all use the same...
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Decades of neglect and lack of investment have left over 46,000 bridges in the United States in a state of disrepair. To address this, President Joe Biden signed into law in November 2021 the...
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The COVID-19 pandemic cut the revenue and profits of several business sectors, especially retail and food service. One industry, however, reported growing revenue during the pandemic – the lobbying...
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Calls for fiscal responsibility and debt reduction are common in Washington D.C., but a demonstrated commitment to achieving those goals is not. The federal government has not had a balanced budget...
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The trend in gun sales began to change in 2021 compared to most other years in the past decade. Gun sales, using the FBI’s firearms background checks as a proxy, reached 38,876,673 in 2021. This...
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Trust in public institutions, such as schools, courts, police, and legislative bodies, is crucial to maintaining social stability. A deterioration of trust in organizations that play vital roles in...
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U.S. lobbyists raked in a record $3.7 billion in revenue last year from companies, labor unions, and special-interest groups, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks money in politics. This 6% growth...
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The U.S. Constitution grants the president the power to pardon any individual who has committed a federal crime and set aside his or her punishment. A pardon is one form of the president’s clemency...
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More than two years in, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of over 960,000 people in the United States. Despite early indications that the omicron variant would be less severe, deaths have...
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