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Solar Roads: Another Government-Funded Energy Failure ([link removed] )

by Ross A. Marchand

Surprise—solar panels don’t make great roads. The French government recently learned this the hard way after debuting a $6 million solar road in Normandy in 2016. An American experiment in solar roads fared similarly.

FROM SOLAR ROADS TO SOLYNDRA TO THE ATVM PROGRAM, GOVERNMENT-BACKED TECHNOLOGICAL ENDEAVORS HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. ([link removed] )

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by Jonathan Wai

Schools may want to take as much credit as they can for the education and opportunities they give students. But what, if anything, do all these college rankings really reveal about the quality and value of a particular college? Very little, it turns out.

A COLLEGE’S SUCCESS MAY BE LESS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF ITS INSTRUCTION AND MORE ABOUT THE TALENT IT CAN RECRUIT. ([link removed] )

Venezuela's Health Care System Is in Shambles, but Markets Are Already Responding ([link removed] )

by Byron Carson

Venezuelan health care has flatlined and is almost non-existent under a government that continues to centrally plan its economic affairs. Approximately 45 percent of hospitals reported robberies and shootings. Fortunately, some Venezuelans are finding alternative methods for acquiring their desired goods and services.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND CRYPTOCURRENCY ARE HELPING TO UNCLOG THE DEVELOPING VENEZUELAN BARTER ECONOMY BY LOWERING TRANSACTION COSTS. ([link removed] )

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