America’s Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty

The expanded child tax credit lapsed in December as the cost of President Joe Biden’s spending plans became a sticking point in Congress. Yet amid the debate over whether its success in reducing poverty is worth its large price tag, many are missing a crucial feature: It was uniquely well-designed to address the increasingly precarious… Continue reading America’s Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty

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Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe

A group of scientists may have stumbled upon a radical new way to do cosmology. Cosmologists usually determine the composition of the universe by observing as much of it as possible. But these researchers have found that a machine learning algorithm can scrutinize a single simulated galaxy and predict the overall makeup of the digital… Continue reading Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe

World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High

In the last two years, the price of agricultural products has risen sharply. This is reminiscent of 2007 and 2011, and new highs in food prices could be reached later this year.   Food prices continued to accelerate in January. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Food Price Index (FFPI), a measure of the monthly change… Continue reading World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High

Rooting Out Hidden Faults – Fr. James F. McElhone

The Reading of the New Testament The Particular Examen begins ordinarily with the following prayer: O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in Thy servants,by the spirit of Thy holiness, by the fullness of Thypower, by the perfection of Thy ways, by the truthof Thy virtues, and by the communication of Thymysteries. Triumph over… Continue reading Rooting Out Hidden Faults – Fr. James F. McElhone

Cotton Letter Lessons for the Biden Administration

To salvage the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – commonly referred to as the Iran deal – the Biden administration eased U.S. sanctions on Tehran, withdrew the Trump administration’s terrorist designation of the Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen, and urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to resume talks over its nuclear program. In return,… Continue reading Cotton Letter Lessons for the Biden Administration

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