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Can Congress Bring More Broadband to Americans in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill?
Right by the Bay | Evan Harris
August 5, 2021
A July 2021 U.S. Accountability Office brief said 2-3 million small businesses also lack access to sufficient broadband speeds. The need to bridge unconnected Americans to broadband is irrefutable. But what looks like a solid proposal to bridge what the bill calls “digital divide” has a couple lingering questions. One is the timing of these projects and the speed at which the technology could change.
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An Interview with Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the new biography on Sarah Josepha Hale
August 2, 2021
This week’s podcast guest is Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the new book, Lady Editor, a biography of Sarah Josepha Hale. Hale was the editor of the most prominent ladies magazine in her day and responsible for publishing prominent American authors such as Edgar Allen Poe and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her influence popularized the white wedding dress, the polka, and recipes in magazines.
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Let’s Not Repeat Canada’s Healthcare Mistakes
Newsmax | Sally C. Pipes
August 5, 2021
This drive to put the government in charge of an ever-greater share of our healthcare system is misguided. For evidence, look no further than Canada, the country where I grew up and started my career. Our northern neighbor’s government-run health insurance scheme saddles patients with long waits for low-quality care — when it doesn’t ration care outright.
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Read Dr. Henry Miller's LTE in the Wall Street Journal, "Rushing Full Approval for Covid Vaccines Could Backfire"
The Wall Street Journal | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
August 4, 2021
"Your editorial “To Mandate or Not to Mandate Vaccines” (July 28) is correct that the clinical trials that gave rise to the emergency authorizations “were as rigorous as those for full approval,” but that’s far from the whole story."
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Supreme Court Hands 9th Circuit Highest Year of Reversals Since 1985
Right By the Bay | McKenzie Richards
August 4, 2021
With so many cases overturned, the Ninth Circuit faced an unusually high reversal rate of 94% for the October 2020 term. The Ninth’s average reversal rate since 2007 was just 79%. The last time the Ninth had a higher reversal rate was in 1985, when 25 of 26 cases were overturned.
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