This is from economists Sean Mulholland and Angela Dills research paper Ride-Sharing, Fatal Crashes, and Crime: The advent of smart-phone based, ride-sharing applications has revolutionized the vehicle for hire market. Advocates point to the ease of use and lower wait times compared to hailing a taxi or pre-arranging limousine service. Others argue that proper government oversight is necessary […]
The Melony Armstrong describes the high cost of senseless licensing requirements. Why must she receive a state license to braid hair? Via Mark J. Perry: Melony Armstrong is a petite, 40-year-old African-American mother of four who owns Naturally Speaking, a hairbraiding salon in Tupelo, Mississippi. When she began her hairbraiding business, she met an unexpected obstacle:
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Bottom line: if you aren’t going to get a 4-year degree, get a professional license or certificate. Via Joanne Jacobs: High school graduates with “high credentials” — but no college — earn almost as much as four-year college graduates at the age of 26, concludes a Center for Public Educationreport. High-credentialed workers earn higher wages and are
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Via Joanne Jacobs: Tia Goward, “Ice” Wangyot and Joei Vidad competed in the 200-meter sprint in the 2016 Alaska State Track Championships in Anchorage. Photo: Bob Hallinen/Alaska Dispatch News A (biological) boy won all-Alaska honors in girls’ track and field, reports the Daily Caller. Nattaphon “Ice” Wangyot, 18, who identifies as a girl, won fifth place
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This video is worth watching. This demonstrates the tolerance of the progressives. This is the fascism of the left.
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From the Gallup Organization: PRINCETON, N.J. — If the race for president comes down to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Trump could benefit from an edge in public confidence on the issues Americans are prioritizing most this election. A slight majority of Americans choose Trump as better able to handle the economy (53%) and jobs
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From the Gallup Organization: Though his opponent may effectively sew up the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, Bernie Sanders has shown no signs of retreating from his pledge to continue his spirited campaign beyond the primary season and into the July party convention. Sanders’ dogged determination has found little support among Democratic Party leaders, as
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From Engadget: The window for online registration to vote in the upcoming EU referendum has been extended after the portal crashed late last night. Many tens of thousands of visitors hit the site shortly after David Cameron and Nigel Farage were finished airing their respective views on the referendum live on ITV. The huge influx brought the
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Via Vocative: A pro-ISIS “hacking” group calling itself the United Cyber Caliphate distributed its latest “kill” list this week. The group claims the list includes names, addresses, and email addresses belonging to 8,318 people, making it one of the longest target lists ISIS-affiliated groups have distributed. In a post Vocativ uncovered on the messaging app
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From The Hill: The Associated Press is warning its reporters to stay vigilant after several received harassing messages from supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Danny Spriggs, the AP’s vice president for global security, said some reporters have received angry emails, social media messages and phone calls after the AP declared Hillary Clinton the
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It looks to me like the Idaho Republican Party is out RINO hunting this election season. It worked with Gary Schroeder a few years back. (RINO = Republican In Name Only)
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican legislative candidate in northern Idaho says he is no longer running for a state Senate seat after facing pressure from other GOP officials to pull out of the race. John Freeland, 22, announced Tuesday he would no longer pursue challenging three-term incumbent Sen. Dan Schmidt, a Democrat from Moscow,
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John Freeland, the GOP nominee for state senator in Idaho’s 5th Legislative District, withdrew from the race for personal reasons Tuesday. From his Facebook page: After much consideration, John Freeland has resigned his position as the District 5 Republican State Senate nominee and withdrawn his name from consideration in the 2016 general election for personal
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From the Idaho Statesman: Faith, freedom, family — and don’t forget firearms — will be the uniting themes this week as hundreds of GOP delegates travel to Nampa to discuss party platforms and elect Republican leaders. The three-day convention starts on Thursday. Republicans are hoping for a smoother outcome than the chaotic 2014 convention, which failed
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