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How Westward Expansion Strengthened the Federal Government
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 5 days agoHistorian Charles Tilly once famously described the origins of the state as this: “war made the...
URI labor historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoJoe Biden has pledged repeatedly to go further than any of his predecessors with his support for...
China’s $8.5 billion in steel spurs Latin America toward tariffs
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 13 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- One after another, Latin American nations are following in the footsteps of the US...
South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 7 days agoCAPE TOWN, South Africa — (AP) — After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling...
Why China’s local governments may have outsized role in overcapacity conundrum
South China Morning Post· 14 hours agoThe tsunami of new-energy manufacturing flooding the industry is not the first time a wave of...
More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMore than half of Zimbabwe's population will need food aid this year following a devastating drought...
Texas is among the most food-insecure states, national study shows
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoTexas ranks among the nation’s most food-insecure states after pandemic-era programs expired and...
Sports Are Great, but Stadium Subsidies Stink
The Dispatch via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoAs Bradbury and colleagues note, there are other, “less obvious public contributions from land, infrastructure improvements, maintenance and operations,...
San Jose Commission Wants To Split Parkland For Commercial Use
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoThe San Jose Airport Commission is recommending the City Council scale back building a park on vacant downtown land south of San Jose Mineta International Airport and allow ...
Federal Funds Advance Vision For Rail Connections To Salesforce Transit Center
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoBelow ground at the Salesforce Transit Center in downtown San Francisco is a train portal without tunnel connections. On Monday, city, state and national leaders announced $3.4 billion in federal ...