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There may be no tenet of faith so fundamental to the cult of gun control than the idea that more guns equate to more crime — a theory that was soundly disproven in 2023. Just four years after the biggest recorded one-year spike in our nation’s homicide rate, it looks as if the United States may have just gone through the biggest one-year decline, an impossibility according to gun control activists. There are millions more guns around than there were four years ago, yet the vast majority of cities reported fewer homicides tha...
Today’s Daylight Saving Time system — spring-to-fall DST followed by winter Standard Time — is an excellent compromise, providing DST’s many advantages the majority of the year and yet avoiding winter Standard Time’s difficulties during the dark, cold months. One proposed alternative is year-round Standard Time. This would cut short 240 beautiful spring, summer and autumn evenings and eliminate eight months of Daylight Time’s benefits. Numerous studies show that spring-to-fall DST increases public health and the quality of...
Almost everyone hates springing forward and falling back every year. Moving clocks ahead one hour in March only to return them to their previous settings in November wastes time — literally. No adjustments to clocks change the length of the day, which is determined by latitude (distance from the equator) and season of the year. Daylight Saving Time, which kicked in this year at 2 a.m. today, simply shifts an hour of sunshine from the beginning of the day to its end. “Saving” an hour of sunlight requires losing an hour of sl...
A strike that would have recently broken the supply chain, shaken an already shaky economy at a cost of nearly $2 billion a day, and damaged the rail industry was fortunately avoided. But the track ahead is far from clear for the railroads. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is considering a rule change that could make the industry less competitive. And, as was the case with the labor unrest, unions are again in the middle of it all. In July, the FRA proposed a rule requiring at least two crewmembers to be in the...
Recent headlines have brought news of declining student performance in reading and math across the country. We could see it coming. Student outcome scores have been plateauing over the last decade. Then COVID hit. The results from the previous two years are as bad as we thought they would be. A few questions are top of mind. What are we doing about it, and is it — and will it be — enough? And will the concern last into the future so that we don’t forget about this in a year or two? There is a lot at stake if we don’t get thi...
To “Man up” means to “demonstrate toughness or courage when faced with a difficult situation.” That’s precisely what men need to do. Face up to a changing world and redefine what it is to be a man. In his recent book “Of Boys and Men,” Brookings Institution scholar Richard V. Reeves details how American men face a crisis of enormous proportions. The evidence is abundant. Three of every four who die of suicide or drug overdoses are men. Men face a widening gap in higher education and a diminishing portion of the labor market....
In many ways, 2022 might seem like it was a pretty bad year for Americans on the political right. After all, the year saw record budget deficits, spending bills loaded with corporate welfare, a legally dubious student loan scheme, and disappointing election results for the Republican Party. Despite all this, the year actually had a variety of genuine triumphs that people who believe in limited government ought to celebrate. The Republican Party learned some important lessons in the elections (if they listen), life opened up,...
Stuck in a lingering COVID-19 pandemic and with emerging problems like inflation, many Americans don't care about last year's Capitol riots in Washington. And they certainly care more about economic issues than marking the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 debacle. Indeed, the overwhelming majority of Americans would rather be able to visit loved ones (without a mask) or profit from a functioning supply chain than analyze the root causes of the Capitol riots. It is important to note, however, that the Electoral College roll...
Monday is the day each year when we pause to remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. But how much do you know about the Memorial Day holiday itself? Find out: 1. Memorial Day began as a way of honoring soldiers who died in what conflict? A. The Revolutionary War B. The War of 1812 C. The Civil War D. World War I 2. The holiday was originally known by what name? A. Remembrance Day B. Decoration Day C. Valor Day D. Armistice Day 3. What flower is traditionally worn to honor fallen military pe...
One year ago, a violent, racist mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen attempt to overturn the 2020 election. We deserve the truth about the causes behind the attack that left numerous fatalities and many others seriously injured. However, the reverberations from the attack on our democracy continue beyond Jan 6. Since the 2020 election, at least three election-related threats have continued: the former president's "Big Lie" about who won and the specter of partisan...
