Rich People Won’t Just Sit Still While You Tax Them
Higher taxes motivate the wealthy to move out of state and take their job-providing, revenue-creating businesses with them.
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The Trump Administration’s Fight To Fund Scientists
While institutions charge private foundations like Gates a mere 10 per cent and Rockefeller 15 per cent for indirect costs, they charge the NIH much higher rates – 69 per cent for Harvard, 67.5 per cent for Yale, and 63.7 per cent for Johns Hopkins.
Babblers, Cops and Quacks
The sometimes dark – but often amusing – origins of nicknames for jobs.
An Expert Revisits the Errors
At 1,500 feet, the ground proximity warning sounded only seconds before impact, and the DC-10 struck the lower slopes of Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
He Found the Octopus
They killed the journalist who connected it all. Now we live in the world he warned us about.
A Warning About the Lung Float Test
An exam meant to determine whether a baby was born dead or alive is of “questionable value,” the National Association of Medical Examiners cautions. The paper follows a ProPublica report on how the test had been used against women accused of murder.
NATO’s Scandal-Ridden Boss Suggests War With Russia
Mark Rutte is trying to invoke history against Russia – a bold move for someone with such a selective memory of his own scandals.
This Is Another False Narrative
Israel is not perfect – but it is a beacon of religious freedom in a region where such freedom is rare. And it deserves to be judged by the standards of truth, not the shadow of historical prejudice.
We Are Importing Timber From Other Countries
Removing local supply for furniture, flooring, cladding, joinery, and structural applications does not eliminate demand – it displaces it offshore.
We Should Scrutinise the Bill
There are constitutional vandals in this parliament. But those of us wanting to scrutinise the Assisted Dying Bill in the Upper House are not among them.
Trump Is Going To War Against Censorship
Authoritarians across the Atlantic are taking aim at Americans’ First Amendment right.