Deadpool, the Marvel comic books antihero, is known for his wit and accelerated healing power. Wade Wilson gained the healing superpowers through an experimental treatment that cured his terminal cancer. … READ MORE
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GAO Thrives, Congress Survives
A relatively recent study found many animals, from dogs to dolphins to bees, have bad short-term memories. Instead, the study found animals “store away useful information about what could help … READ MORE
The Health Care Scam Against Millennials No One Is Talking About
A common refrain in today’s health care debate is that the United States is the only major industrial country without single-payer, government-run universal health care. Bernie Sanders deserves credit for … READ MORE
GAO Says Doublemint Duplication Costing Taxpayers Billions
Doubled the programs, doubled the sums, it’s GAO’s statement of how Congress wasted our funds! Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its annual duplication report, showing once again that … READ MORE
American Tax Dollars Go To French Summer Camps, Festivals, and Job Placement Programs
This week, Washington DC welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron for the first official state visit of the Trump Administration. While the French President is here, we decided to take a … READ MORE
Federal Job Training Programs Aren’t Working
Working for a living is something Americans take pride in. They work so they can be self-sufficient enough to pay for groceries, send their kids to good schools, take family … READ MORE
Tax Day 2018: In With The Old, In With The New
April 15 (17th this year due to the 15th being a Sunday, and Monday a federal holiday, Emancipation Day) is Tax Day. The Trump Administration sees Tax Day as an … READ MORE
The DC Cocktail Party Effect
Colin Cherry, a British Cognitive scientist, ran a series of examinations in 1953 to learn about a selective attention phenomenon known as the “cocktail party” effect. The cocktail party effect … READ MORE