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Jackdaw Democracy: Follow the Science as Group Chatter Volume Leads to Mass Exodus

Scientists studying ‘clatterings’ of Jackdaws, discover seeds of primitive democracy. Or maybe not so primitive…

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‘Long COVID’: Study Shows Lingering Symptoms Not Measurable, All in Your Head

A small study of so-called ‘long COVID’ finds that symptoms can’t be measured, and that all health indicators are the same for victims as they are for a control group that never had the COVID-19 virus.

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Post-Putin Russia: Does it Retreat to Soviet Control, Stay Kleptocracy, or Advance to Liberty?

Vladimir Putin looks sick. His Ukraine adventure flounders. His oligarchs are making other plans. No matter what happens with the war, what happens in a post-Putin Russia?

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America’s Karen Has a Plan: Punish “Unconscionably Excessive” Price-Gouging to Stop Inflation

Can freezing prices fix inflation? Has Sen. Warren ever read Thomas Sowell’s ‘Basic Economics’?

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Mandated Pornography: Mom Reads Daughter’s Obscene Textbook Aloud, School Board Cuts Her Mic

When Mom tries to read aloud from her daughter’s mandated textbook at a school board meeting, the board cuts her mic, demands decorum, and tells her that obscene language is not allowed at board meetings.

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Right Angle: Backstage (05-24-2022)

Sometimes you just need to laugh.

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“Twitter Does Not Believe in Free Speech”: But We Still Do | Right Angle Lightning Round

Three men. Five headlines. No warning: It’s Steve Green’s Right Angle Lightning Round!

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Biden vs. Bezos: Can President Whip Inflation Now by Taxing the Rich and Spending Trillions?

President Biden and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos get into a Twitter spat over the White House plan to whip inflation now by jacking up taxes on the rich and spending trillions of dollars more. 

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Is Elon Musk Trolling Twitter? Do We Really Know Why He Wants Accurate Count of Fake Users

Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter is on hold as the billionaire rocketeer demands an accurate count of fake users on the social platform.

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Right Angle: Backstage (05/17/2022)

Tension and dissension break out during this instant classic Backstage episode.

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Shut Up and Take My Money: Why Biden Can’t Sell Free Cash to Poor People for Broadband Access

The bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program — part of a $14 billion effort to expand broadband access to hard-to-reach areas — glitches as the Biden administration can’t get rural people (nor cable companies) to take the money.

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Khaaaaaaaan! Turns 40: Star Trek II Shows Hollywood How to Make Great Movies Again, If Only…

As we mark the 40th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, two major Trekkies (and another guy) dissect how Hollywood can make great movies again, and why it probably won’t.

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Bombs Away: Democratized Precision-Guided Weapons with Consumer Drones in Ukraine

Average citizens with small sums of money have force multipliers that stymie one of the greatest armies on Earth.

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Is America More Conservative? Abortion Ruling Leak Creates Surge for Republicans

Bill Whittle always thought that overturning Roe v. Wade would so enrage the Left that Democrats would ride a tidal wave in the next election. However…

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Right Angle: Backstage (05-10-2022)

Bill’s back…