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Some straight talk about the debt crises

Congress has passed the Inflation Reduction Act. President Biden says this is a success story, in part because it will reduce the deficit by $305 billion over the next decade. IRA mainly reduces the deficit by raising taxes and regulating drug prices; the act increases federal spending and ...

An inquiry into fashion industry inclusivity

“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” — actress Viola Davis As women navigating the modern world, we are constantly presented with a very narrow view of what women look like, which is reinforced everywhere we look — ...

Burundi proves free market critics wrong

It’s no secret: The free market has its critics in the United States. Elected officials routinely scapegoat free enterprise as the source of America’s problems, claiming it is “not a redeemable system.” Apparently, the free market has been “failing” for years. It’s no wonder ...

Congress wants to expand IRS and give it more of your info

Natassia Smick, a mother of two, is working on getting her bachelor’s degree. She and her husband earn around $33,000 annually and depend on $2,000 from the earned-income tax credit to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, instead of getting the tax refund they were owed and relied on, the ...

President Biden — the unifier in chief

We often wish to give ourselves the benefit of the doubt. We want to believe that we can come together for a common cause when in reality, we are more likely to come together against a common enemy. History has shown us that a mutual hatred against an external entity has a greater probability ...