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Attempting to Understand Trans-Pacific Partnership

Posted on August 31, 2016 by matt ohern

Many voices in agriculture support TPP, but presidential candidates oppose it. Why? Contentious issues involve agriculture, intellectual property and investments. GOP nominee Donald Trump has claimed the document is 5,600 pages long. I do not know if he is correct, … Continue reading →

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Should Non-Profit Hospitals Boost Redskins’ Profits?

Posted on August 17, 2016 by matt ohern

Not too long ago, sports facility naming rights were reserved for corporations with big bank accounts and grandiose advertising campaigns: automobile companies, banks, technology giants and beer companies. Now another category of advertiser, a disturbing one, has entered the picture: … Continue reading →

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Senators Squash Global Warming Skeptic

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

As Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition for 15 years, Tomas de Torquemada, presided over the interrogation, torture, imprisonment and execution of thousands, for the “crimes” of religious heresy and pretended conversion to Christianity. Historian Sebastián de Olmedo titled him “the … Continue reading →

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Measuring Educational Value Added

Posted on May 13, 2015 by matt ohern

What are the top colleges and universities in Virginia? We know the usual roster, based upon the annual survey by U.S. News & World Report: The University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, and Virginia Tech. Essentially, U.S. News measures the prestige of … Continue reading →

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The Rich Do Pay Their Fair Share – And More!

Posted on April 29, 2015 by matt ohern

While the political season seems to never end, with presidential elections looming we are starting to hear again that “the rich aren’t paying their fair share.” We could spend a lot of time arguing over what is fair. I am … Continue reading →

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