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‘Degrowth’ theorists plot a world of poverty and misery
Some ideas are so incredibly asinine and destructive that you’ll of course find some high-brow academic movement that ...
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Hey Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, ‘Why can’t we be friends?’
The United States is in the midst of another contentious election cycle, and it is affecting more than just ...
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Voters Should Prepare for AI Deepfakes Targeting Election Process
Election Day is less than one month away, and this year’s presidential campaign has already delivered a series of ...
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Musk Unlikely to Pay Price at Democratic FCC for Trump Support
The FCC under Jessica Rosenworcel is unlikely to be “openly punitive” against any company just because Musk controls it, said ...
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AI and Public Health, Part 3: How AI Can Revolutionize Drug Discovery
This R Street series considers how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems are advancing medical ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: What are we getting right (and wrong) on federal hurricane relief?
This hurricane season has been especially bad for the United States. Aside from the tragic loss of life, Americans can expect ...
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How a state ‘justice’ law created injustice in Santa Ana
Nearly 17 years ago, I penned a feature column for The Orange County Register about Santa Ana’s “Renaissance Plan,” which was ...
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R Street Testimony in Opposition of the Northampton Board of Health Regulations Restricting the Sale of Reduced Risk Nicotine Products
Jeffrey S. Smith, Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute R Street Testimony in Opposition of the ...
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The Arguments Against RealPage Aren’t Real: Part Three
Part One of this series explored concerns about the effect of RealPage’s revenue-management (RM) software on rental costs and ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: The Return of Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island (TMI), a nuclear power plant (NPP) near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is slated to reopen in 2028. The plant ...
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Explainer Series Intro: Rural Communities Need Harm Reduction, Too
Overdose deaths in the United States have claimed more than 100,000 lives annually in recent years. While the vast majority ...
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Last Gasp of ‘Progressive DA’ Movement?
As Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón heads toward defeat, it’s time to assess what went wrong with this ideological ...