Are you still unsure if Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is bleeding red? Senator Sanders, known for celebrating bread lines, has been championed as a democratic socialist, which is essentially the same thing as regular socialism. However let’s say that democratic socialism is different than what has been practiced in Venezuela or the Soviet Union, the […]
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Random Friday: Uber IPO, stock buybacks, Teflon Don
News Story of the Day: One of the remaining tech titans to not go public is Uber. But that is all about to change, reports Reuters. Citing sources close to the situation, the ride-hailing app is planning to file an initial public offering (IPO) next month. It could seek a valuation as high a $120 […]
A college ‘education’ is about joining ‘respectable’ social circles
By: Ryan McMaken An old friend of mine, who taught political science for 25 years at the University of Colorado, was known to tell his students that the realreason they were there was to marry people from the right social class. While perhaps a little overly cynical, this assessment certainly wasn’t totally wrong. Few parents have ever been […]
AOC embarrasses herself in failed attack against Wells Fargo CEO
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) isn’t great at this politics thing. Her allies in the media may think she has a brilliant mind and is the smartest person in Washington, even as she utters the word “like” every third word. She has repeatedly embarrassed herself time and again, only for the media to cover up for […]
WATCH: Steven Crowder takes down AOC on education
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) buys into the myth that there is systemic discrimination in the United States. People who believe this theory tend to cite vague examples about funding or the consequences of a poor decision. Steven Crowder asked AOC for examples of systemic discrimination, leading her to cite some educational funding gap. As Crowder […]