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January 25, 2021

Opinion: “A Great Moment For Science”

For the first time in history, a scientist now sits on the Cabinet of the United States. The move by the Biden administration to elevate the US Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level agency and to welcome its head of office, the Presidential Science Advisor, to the …

January 21, 2021

Opinion: “Australian Trickledown Economics”

  In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a policy of Trickle-Down economics and Keynesian economics, of Business tax cuts and tax cuts for the wealthy to drive employment growth and economic growth, illustrated by Laffer’s curve. The Federal government economic stimulus known as, …

January 21, 2021

Opinion: “Can SARS-CoV-2 Become Even More Troublesome Than The UK And South African Variants?”

This article originally appeared on Forbes as part of a series on the Covid-19 variants. Random variation is an essential component of all living things. It drives diversity, and it is why there are so many different species. Viruses are no exception. Most viruses are experts at changing genomes to …

January 20, 2021

Opinion: “Yes, Trump Can Be Convicted by the Senate After January 20”

Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/yes-trump-can-be-convicted-by-the-senate-after-january-20/ Now that the House of Representatives has impeached Donald Trump for Incitement of Insurrection, he will stand trial in the Senate. In light of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s refusal to hold the trial before January 20, the question arises whether Trump can be tried after he leaves office. The …

January 20, 2021

Opinion: “Trump Can Be Indicted Under Federal, State and DC Laws for His Role in Jan. 6”

Truthout The legal evidence is damning: Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for “seditious conspiracy” and “inciting insurrection” for his role in stoking the events of January 6, when an angry mob of Trump loyalists, incited by the president himself, stormed the Capitol building to stop the congressional counting …

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