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EdCast Launches Twitter-Like ‘Knowledge Network’

quoting William J. Perryvia India West
Thursday, June 18, 2015

A new knowledge network, EdCasting, which aims to link knowledge influencers to two billion people worldwide, was launched May 30 at Stanford University, during the Future Learning 2020 summit.

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Goodnight, California

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Works and Days
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

CA’s leftwing politicians, facing self-created disaster, take psychological refuge in postmodern fantasies

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Has Whole Foods Finally Figured Out That Organic Foods Are Jaded And Overrated?

by Henry I. Millervia Forbes
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Whole Foods has introduced a rating system for produce and flowers, “Responsibly Grown,” which is based on a number of factors. It has enraged organic farmers, who think that the designation “organic” automatically entitles them to superior ratings. They’re wrong.

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Can Californians Create Enduring Drought Relief?

quoting Pete Wilsonvia Los Angeles Times
Sunday, June 7, 2015

On the perennially vexing subjects of water and the drought, Gov. Jerry Brown has been on something of a roll.

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Ed Lazear On The Larry Kudlow Show (40:33)

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia The Larry Kudlow Show
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear speaks about the new employment data, consumer spending versus saving, and how falling oil prices are effecting the economy.

Senator John Hoeven discusses the Keystone pipeline
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Senator John Hoeven Lights Up The Conversation On Energy

interview with John Hoevenvia Uncommon Knowledge
Friday, June 5, 2015

Senator John Hoeven discusses the Keystone pipeline, energy policy, the Middle East, and politics, noting that our country moves forward with investments that make our energy secure and environmentally sound.

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The Risks Of Mislabeled Risk

by Henry I. Millervia Project Syndicate
Friday, June 5, 2015
Increasing numbers of supposedly health-conscious consumers are choosing products with “free from” labels, from “BPA-free” plastics to “non-GMO” foods. But such labels do not increase public safety.
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Why Technology Hasn’t Delivered More Democracy

by Larry Diamondvia Foreign Policy
Thursday, June 4, 2015

The first fifteen years of this century have been a time of astonishing advances in communications and information technology, including digitalization, mass-accessible video platforms, smart phones, social media, billions of people gaining internet access, and much else.

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Guest Opinion: Action Against Global Warming Can Wait No More

quoting George P. Shultzvia Spokane Spokesman-Review
Monday, June 1, 2015

What do we owe posterity? We hear a lot about the federal debt that we baby boomers will be leaving our kids and grandkids. But we hear much less from Congress and those running for president about the climate legacy we are leaving our grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

Blogs

This Is Scary

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Monday, June 1, 2015

In our discussion about "designer babies," I took on Dan Klein's main argument against them--that we might get super achieving babies and, thus, lose our coherence with the past.

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The Task Force on Energy Policy addresses energy policy in the United States and its effects on our domestic and international political priorities, particularly our national security.

The Arctic Security Initiative addresses the strategic and security implications of increased Arctic activity and identifies opportunities for shaping a safe, secure, and prosperous Arctic.