However grudgingly, the House of Commons ought to pass Prime Minister May’s Brexit deal. There are two options available to the United Kingdom at this moment: This deal or no deal. Members advocating a ‘people’s vote,’ a rerun of the referendum to leave the European Union, are a profile in political cowardice; It is a … Read more
For the first time since negotiations began on Brexit in March 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May and other EU member-states have finally come to a consensus. A historic agreement has been reached between the European Union and the United Kingdom that would finally allow both sides to discuss the future trade relationship post-Brexit. The cost … Read more
In late 2002, a farmer in the Guangdong province of China suddenly came down with a “strangedisease” with flu-like symptoms that quickly turned deadly. His local physician, who was only able to diagnose his ailment as being “caused by a certain virus,” eventually alerted anti-epidemic officials. Upon further investigation, these officials identified his illness as … Read more
Imagine someone and their partner wanted to have a child, but they both possessed the cystic fibrosis gene, therefore leaving their future child with a hypothetical 50 percent chance of inheritance. How much would they be willing to pay to ensure that their child could avoid this gene? Now imagine if they could purchase a … Read more
Based on an analysis conducted by the New York Times, President Donald Trump issued 444 separate Twitter attacks on the so-called “fake news media” between his declaration of candidacy and July of this year. He questioned the credibility of the New York Times alone 211 times, and cast doubt on the Washington Post on 51 … Read more
On November 6, 2018, Charlie Baker was re-elected to a second term as governor of Massachusetts. Throughout the campaign, Governor Baker highlighted his legislative accomplishments in addressing the state’s opioid crisis while urging for further action to be taken. In his speech at the 2018 Massachusetts Republican State Convention, for example, he stated: “…our work … Read more
If there’s any point of agreement amongst the many ten-year anniversary eulogies of the 2008 recession, it is that at some point the crisis ended. The nearly nine million jobs that were lost in the crisis are just as cemented in the history as the most popular phone at the time — the Motorola RAZR. … Read more
Despite accounting for over 40 percent of global spending on prescription drugs, American patients may still be falling short of their recommended dosages. According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, roughly 30 percent of all pharmaceutical prescriptions in the United States are “never filled,” which has directly led to almost $300 billion in … Read more
There’s an old saying that goes, “Once in your life, you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, or a preacher. But everyday, three times a day, you need a farmer.” It’s true, everyone must eat. But it’s becoming harder to feed the world’s population, which is expected to reach more than nine billion people … Read more