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
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
Why I Don’t Short Stocks – Ross Cameron
What’s up, everyone? All right. Well, I wanted to make a little video for you guys, but I have a headache, so I’m going to do it mostly lying down. So bear with me. The topic is long versus short. And this is one that it’s a really interesting topic. There’s a lot… Continue reading Why I Don’t Short Stocks – Ross Cameron
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
My Out-of-Body Experience
Two years ago, I decided to do nothing. Not for the rest of my life, of course—for two hours. As a neuroscientist, I was already familiar with the evidence that mindfulness meditation, or attending to the present moment, is beneficial for stress and anxiety. So I had been meditating regularly for about a half a… Continue reading My Out-of-Body Experience
Malone: The Mass Formation Madness Must Stop
Authored by Dr. Robert Malone, My wife, Jill used to work at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park for the research unit called CRES (The Center for Research on Endangered Species) in the late 1980s. She did primary behavior research on mother-infant dyads, both as an intern and later as an employee. In… Continue reading Malone: The Mass Formation Madness Must Stop
The Gates of Holiness – SpiritualDirection.com
“Open to me the Gates of Holiness: I will enter and give thanks.” The holy is at once the point of departure and the destination of humanity. What is sacred is also gated, a reality protected against the chaos of the profane and merely secular. To enter into the Gates of Holiness is to find… Continue reading The Gates of Holiness – SpiritualDirection.com
Educational Elites Have Awakened a Sleeping Tiger
Perhaps predictably, many public schools kicked off 2022 by switching back to remote learning — or canceling classes altogether — leaving frustrated parents across the country frantically searching for more consistent schooling options. These past two school years of remote and hybrid learning, forced masking, and an intensified culture of unpredictability has pushed teachers, administrators,… Continue reading Educational Elites Have Awakened a Sleeping Tiger