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The most recent victim of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s gutting of public departments and social programs is the Department of Education. And since most Americans have no idea what each branch of...
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Presidents are always judged on their ability to “create jobs”, and usually the talking heads and political shills don’t really care how it’s done as long as the president they support can...
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In 2024, Donald Trump promised to end federal taxes on tips received by service workers, but has he fulfilled his promise? How realistic was this promise? Is there any hope that it will become a...
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You know the government wastes money. But just how much it wastes, and what insanely ridiculous projects it wastes it on will Blow. Your. Mind. Prepare to read it and weep. Literally. Alexander...
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Does it seem fair to you that one landowner would own 30% of all the land in the United States? Well, it’s true, and that owner is the U.S. federal government. Where is all that land and why is the...
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Science and technology have advanced exponentially and show no signs of slowing down. But technological breakthroughs require decades of research and millions or billions of dollars of investment....
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Federal land can be a contentious issue, depending on who you are, where you live, and what your favorite news channel says about the topic that day. But what exactly are federal lands and how much...
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This season’s Black Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, broke the record for gun sales — at least as estimated by firearm background checks. The FBI processed 214,913 background checks initiated that day, the...
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Gun ownership in the U.S. is at a record high. According to an NBC News poll conducted in November, 52% of American voters say they or someone in their household owns a gun. In 2019, that share was...
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Somewhat bucking the national trend of cooling gun sales following record highs during the pandemic, Smith & Wesson reported a 16.4% increase in sales in the first six months of its fiscal year...
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Firearm sales nationwide continue to cool down from pandemic highs — at least as estimated by firearm background checks. While the FBI conducted nearly 39.7 million firearm checks in 2020, the...
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has so far revoked the licenses of 122 firearms dealers this year. For comparison, the ATF revoked 90 gun dealer licenses in 2022, and just 27...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed gun control amendment to the state constitution was introduced in August into the state legislature. The measure, called the Right to Safety Resolution,...
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After a period of soaring firearm purchases in the United States brought on by the turbulence during the pandemic years, gun sales in many states have declined, based on data from the FBI. ...
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Nearly 18 million firearm background checks were conducted in the United States this year through July, according to data compiled by the FBI. That figure is more or less in line with the same period...
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