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#BREAKING #History #Politics Taxes are an unfortunate part of life, but how much is too much. In this essay, we explore a general history of taxes, and provide an analysis on modern tax policy from a fundamental perspective! Read more here: theamericancontemporary.com/principals-of-…

#Politics #News Political polarization has continued to grow, but what exactly does it mean, and what are some of the implications? In this essay, we explain how perception impacts politics. Read more here: theamericancontemporary.com/principals-of-…

#BREAKING The Senate Homeland Security Committee has advanced a bill to ban foreign agencies from using genetic data. While it does protect citizen privacy, does it address domestic use by companies or government agencies? Read more here: theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event…

#politics #learning This is a bit of a long read, but this political philosophy paper provides interesting considerations on "post-truth" and questions which arise from it. Is post-truth itself the threat, or is it our discourse around it? philarchive.org/archive/HANTPO…

#NEWS California seeks to expand upon the 2023 "California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan" program which subsidized first-time homeowner loans. New Assembly Bill 1840 would expand these loans to illegal/undocumented immigrants. What do you think? justthenews.com/nation/states/…

#BREAKING The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a proposed bill aiming to tackle what it perceives as barriers to voting. But are these truly helping people vote, or does it just centralize power? Read more about it here! theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event…

#Breaking The House Committee on Small Business has released a letter rebuking the US change in position regarding e-commerce with the WTO. Read more about it here: theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event…

#Politics Agenda-Setting Theory is the well documented phenomenon where media, government, companies, etc. are able to influence public thought and opinion. But how do they do it? Read more about it here in today's essay! theamericancontemporary.com/learning-cultu…

#Politics In this essay, we are exploring the intersection of libertarian and authoritarian thought, from a fundamental point of view! Check it out here: theamericancontemporary.com/principals-of-…

#BREAKING House Agriculture and Financial Services Committees have requested more information for their purposed bill further regulating cryptocurrency. Read more here to learn more, and explore the potential impacts theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event…

Reading through news/online feeds is honestly exhausting. From extremism, to intolerance, grifters and scammers to proponents of disinformation. And the worst part is, those who speak the loudest tend to be the ones most likely to do these things. True discourse is hard to find.

#news This data, courtesy of GovTrack records frequency and type of congressional misconduct (and punishment) over time. This does not account for improved reporting and innocence/guilt. But even still, the frequency of ethics violations with minimal punishment is disturbing

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#breaking The VA has been no stranger to controversy. Currently, a whistleblower alleges leadership sexual harassment. While the office does some good work, it also has a history of money mismanagement, waste, and poor processing speeds. Read more here: theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event…

#BREAKING The House Budget Committee has released their new 10-year projections for revenues and expenses. Current models show limited revenue growth, increased interest payments, and the potential for insolvency of trust programs. Read more here! theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event…

Hey @VigilantFox , if you have a sec, you should check out the new House Judiciary Committee report on the NSF funding research focused on automated and improved AI-censorship. I wrote up something on it as well, but it would be cool to see your take. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…

More reports show methodical efforts by the government to censor and reduce access to information it deems as "incorrect or harmful". From coercion of social media to new accusations of the NSF funding AI-powered censorship. Read more here: theamericancontemporary.com/news-and-event… #BREAKING

When it comes to politics, there is a lot of animosity and conflict. It is important to remember that at the end of the day, civil discourse and understanding helps us all grow, and at the end of the day we are privileged to have the ability to have these discussions. #politics

As time goes on, there appears to be a greater and greater gap in critical thinking skills and independent thought. With so much focus on memorization and structure, we neglect to foster creativity and interest. forbes.com/sites/markcper…

The fact that "All the Caucasians" is trending is quite disturbing, and should be to everyone regardless of race. Why does racial unity necessitate a line at all? Isn't the end goal that we all love and thrive together as one? It is sad we continue to segregate rather then unify.

Macron seems to want to ignore the issues his people are facing, but this cannot continue. Something has to give, and foreign competition, unobtainable climate goals, and stifling regulation have pushed France farmers to their limits. Stand strong farmers!

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