The proliferation of Tesla patents of electric powertrains will lead to a more standard electric car market. Batteries will become standardized and allow for universal electric charging stations. This advent will encourage more people to buy electric. Within the next ten years we will see transportation start to shift away from the petro standard we have had since the inception of the automobile.
Photo by Phil Roeder 6. American federalism is exceptional American policies have been characterized since their inception by a system of federalism (divided power between the states and the federal government) and checks and balances (among the legislative, executive and judicial branches), which were designed to prevent any faction, region, or government organ from becoming…
Photo by Eleaf In Rhode Island, there is the case of Michael Stevens, a Lieutenant and twelve year veteran with the Central Coventry Fire Department. Lt. Stevens hurt his knee jumping off of a fire truck. The injury required the lieutenant to spend the next 12 months on disability drawing his full salary. At the…
One of the first principles that any student of economics learns – or should learn – is that when you subsidize something, you get more of it. While they often fall short on understanding other principles of economics, liberals sort of understand this one. They reasoned, “If you get more of something when you subsidize…
Many people, including some who generally support free market principles, consider water to be a human right. To be fair, it is a natural resources that is every bit as important to life as oxygen, which is, of course, free. The overwhelming majority of people in the First World take it for granted, and those…
Photo by the spexyliciousness There is also a trove of government programs designed to aid minorities — such as those geared toward minority-owned businesses — but no corresponding help for whites. Blacks and other minorities have a wide avenue of opportunities laid out for whoever is willing to try. We have many blacks as mayors,…
9. You’ll be happier at school Loneliness, separation anxiety, social anxiety, feelings of not fitting in, depression, and frustration are emotions which are all too common in colleges. I think for many students the weight of social expectation combined with pressures of the academic environment prove to be too much at once. Students are pushed…