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Posts made in February, 2024

Barely Half Of The Public Now Trusts Science – What To Do

When I was young, conservatives and liberals had equally high levels of trust in science. And it was high. Only progressives thought science was not a force for public good.read more

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Report: COVID-19 Shutdowns Mean Michigan Students Have Lost A Comprehension Grade Level

In 2019, government union employees insisted they were so vital that private sector alternatives like charter schools should be denied any funding. In 2020, government union employees said they were so interchangeable anyone on a Zoom call could educate children just as well as humans in a classroom.read...

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$50 Million, 10 Months, And The Messenger Closes Its Doors

Is there room for centrist journalism in 2024? The Wall Street Journal exists, so yes, but that doesn't mean there is room for two.Yet Jimmy Finkelstein, who owned he Hill when it was centrist, thought he could do it again, and had enough connections he could raise $50 million. Yet instead of spending that The Messenger money wisely, he threw big salaries at journalists who are economically...

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