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Author: Erik Loomis

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Arctic Drilling

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On May 13, 2015
I am extremely disappointed that President Obama and Interior Secretary Jewell decided to open up Arctic oil drilling. Certain environmental conditions are supposed to be met, but as we all know too well, the oil industry is inherently dangerous and terrible accidents occur all the...

Bad Arguments

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On May 13, 2015

In the world of libertarian economists, Bryan Caplan really isn't the worst, but arguing that the Shah was "strong on civil liberties" is about the dumbest thing one can possibly.

Obama at Nike

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On May 12, 2015

I get that President Obama is frustrated with Democratic opposition to his beloved Trans-Pacific Partnership. But his behavior shows just how out of touch he is with the party base.

What An Asshole

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On May 11, 2015
Yesterday's jerk du jour, Emory professor Mark Bauerlein, who wrote an op-ed shaming other professors for not turning on their students to idolize them and discover how real learning happens outside the classroom (and frankly using the type of language that reminds one of a...
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Union Busting in Bangladesh

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On May 11, 2015
Please read this Human Rights Watch report on union busting in Bangladesh's garment industry. Two years after Rana Plaza, conditions have changed slightly for the better because of pressure from western activists, but workers demanding the power to fight for themselves are brutalized. I want...

Condors

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On May 10, 2015

This is a good piece on the problems facing the Andean condor, the world's second largest bird. Basically, even though condors, like other vultures, do the ecosystem a tremendous amount.

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Those Lazy Professors

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On May 10, 2015
Another day, another old professor at an elite institution bloviates about how professors just aren't like they used to be. He decides by talking to Todd Gitlin for some reason that professors are just service providers today, that they don't challenge their students, and that...

McDonald’s

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On May 9, 2015

Willard Scott as Ronald McDonald McDonald's constant gimmicks to reinvent itself are ridiculous and hilarious. Yes, I'm sure breakfast bowls with kale are totally going to revolutionize the chain, bringing.

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