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5 Reasons Young People Should Look at Gold

5 Reasons Young People Should Look at Gold

Joshua Glawson fee.org Joshua D. Glawson writes about politics, economics, philosophy, and personal development. He has Bachelor’s in Political Science from University of California Irvine. This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. In 1946, when the Foundation for Economic Education was founded, an

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Death of the EV Dream, ER, Nightmare

Death of the EV Dream, ER, Nightmare

Duggan Flanakin cfact.org Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… eradicate (verb): 1: to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots 2: to pull up by the roots Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Given that eradicate first meant “to pull up by the roots,” it’s not surprising that the

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… factotum (noun): 1: a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities 2: a general servant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “Do everything!” That’s a tall order, but it is exactly what a factotum is expected to do. It’s also a literal translation of the

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Mother’s Day: For Some It’s Painful

lens.monash.edu Mother’s Day is a time when we acknowledge and honour mothers and motherhood. But for many women who have experienced miscarriage, Mother’s Day can be one of the most difficult days of the year, bringing with it a kaleidoscope of feelings and questions. “Since becoming

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… ingratiate (verb): : to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort —usually used with with Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When you ingratiate yourself, you put yourself in someone’s good graces in order to gain their approval or favor. While the word ingratiate does

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… cahoot (noun): plural cahoots – informal : partnership, league – usually used in plural – usually used in phrase like in cahoots to describe people or groups working together or making plans together in secret Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cahoot is used almost exclusively in the phrase “in cahoots,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… laudable (adjective): : worthy of praise : commendable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Laudable comes ultimately from Latin laud- or laus, meaning “praise,” as does laudatory. However, the two differ in meaning, and usage commentators warn against using them interchangeably. Laudable means “deserving praise” or “praiseworthy,” as in

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… vindicate (verb): 1a: to free from allegation or blame b(1): confirm, substantiate  (2): to provide justification or defense for : justify c: to protect from attack or encroachment : defend 2: avenge 3: to maintain a right to 4 obsolete : to set free : deliver Source : Merriam

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… proxy (noun): 1: the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another 2a: authority or power to act for another b: a document giving such authority specifically : a power of attorney authorizing a specified person to vote corporate stock

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… contretemps (noun): 1: an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation 2: dispute, argument Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When contretemps first appeared in English in the 1600s, it did so in the context of fencing: a contretemps was a thrust or pass made at the wrong

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Freedom Must Be the Core

Freedom Must Be the Core

brownstone.org Two years ago, major American cities were segregated by vaccine status. Mask mandates delineated safe and unsafe. Signs told us to be separate from each other. We couldn’t even encounter each other during shopping thanks to one-way grocery aisles. We were not allowed to visit families or

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Can King Charles III Restrain His Politics?

Can King Charles III Restrain His Politics?

libertynation.com Almost every living person in the United Kingdom was born or grew up under a monarch who stood apart from the day-to-day machinations of government. Armed only with the powers to advise, suggest and make feelings known, the late Queen Elizabeth II spent her reign as one above

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… fresco (noun) 1: the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments 2: a painting executed in fresco Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Fresco is an ancient art, used as early as the Minoan civilization on Crete, but it reached the height

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When the Testifying Expert Isn’t

propublica.org ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Last winter, Dr Gail Van Norman sat on the witness stand in the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City, testifying as part of a trial that

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You Can Be a Republic and Remain in the Commonwealth

theconversation.com The imminent coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock of the British monarchy and its role in national life – including certain myths about what becoming a republic might mean. In particular, there is a common assumption that both

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