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11 Earth Day Deals on Products Wirecutter Loves

11 Earth Day Deals on Products Wirecutter Loves

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  last year

On this Earth Day 2025 let us all join the progressive left in demanding the free and unrestricted importation of cheap, disposable consumer goods.  Let us all lift our voices in celebration of...
Trump's tariffs, in perspective, unquestionably put 'America First'

Trump's tariffs, in perspective, unquestionably put 'America First'

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  last year

Should Donald Trump continue the Biden administration's trade policies?  Would that be fair? Biden maintained and increased Trump's tariffs, particularly on China.  Biden attempted to subsidize the...
There's a Reason the World Is a Mess, and It's Not Trump

There's a Reason the World Is a Mess, and It's Not Trump

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  last year

We've heard this crap for the last five or six decades.  These economic theories have been wrong from the beginning.  Globalization was always destined to fail because increasing productivity and...
A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He's Also Paid to Promote It

A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He's Also Paid to Promote It

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  7 Comments  •  last year

Maple-gate!  As usual the NYT conveniently ignores that Dr. Seeram has received funding from both the Canadian and US governments, in addition to funding from the maple industry.   There have...
Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Still Doing Absolutely Nothing

Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Still Doing Absolutely Nothing

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  8 Comments  •  last year

The progressive left has been reduced to rambling rants that drift from scapegoating to backbiting to searching for triggers.  Manifestos from the hippy retirement home doesn't seem like a path...
Can China Fight Deflation and Trump's Tariffs at the Same Time?

Can China Fight Deflation and Trump's Tariffs at the Same Time?

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  last year

There are more gig workers in China (at 200 million) than the whole labor force of the United States (at 168 million).  The size of the Chinese labor force was estimated to be 772 million in 2023....
Many College Degrees Are Now Useless—Here's What Is Worth Your Money

Many College Degrees Are Now Useless—Here's What Is Worth Your Money

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  4 Comments  •  last year

When reality bites.  Or, those Harvard degrees just ain't worth what they used to be.
After Trump Tariffs, EU Discovers Love of Free Trade

After Trump Tariffs, EU Discovers Love of Free Trade

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  last year

Where, oh where, have all the free dollars gone?  
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