DETROIT, Michigan, July 11 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by Ella Dawson, freelance journalist and history writer in Utah: * * * Are Economic Systems Amoral? Capitalism is the only economic system that does not force behavior. - A classic argument against free-market principles is that they are not humane. Capitalists supposedly don't care that people can't pay for rent or groceries; that many CEOs receive thousands of times more income than the med  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 11 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by political theorist Jake Scott: * * * Steaming Mad Dutch players sue over video game charges. - The average Dutch gamer has lost Euros130 ($148). At least, that is a claim being made in the Hague by a foundation. On June 11, the Stichting Consumenten Competition Claims (SCCC), acting under the banner GameClaim on behalf of every Dutch personal computer (PC) gamer, filed a Euros220 million (  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Holland Voter Slams Bill Huizenga for Ripping Away Food from Kids, Then Posing for Phony Photo Op * In a scathing letter, a Holland voter is calling out Bill Huizenga for gutting food assistance, then running to pose for a phony photo op at a local food bank in a desperate attempt to paper over his disastrous record. As families across Michigan begin to lose their SNAP benefits i  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * IDENTITY CRISIS 'I Was Just a Gay Guy': Jonni Skinner Reflects on Painful Childhood Gender Transition * WASHINGTON, D.C. - At 13 years old, Jonni Skinner was made to believe he had somehow been born in the wrong body. He was diagnosed as transgender after just one appointment, referred to specialists, prescribed testosterone blockers and estrogen, and assured that transi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by policy analyst Steven Gassenberger: * * * Louisianians were right to reject a constitutional amendment to raise teacher pay. Now, a new state task force should finish the job. Amendment 3 was sold to voters as a teacher pay raise and a pension fix. It was neither. - Louisiana voters soundly rejected all five constitutional amendments on the May 16 ballot, including, for the second time, a scheme to  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- John M. O'Shea, Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, University of Michigan, has expressed support for a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. and Romania aimed at safeguarding Romania's archaeological and ethnographic cultural patrimony. The agreement, submitted in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of State, underscores the critical need to curb looting and illicit trafficking of artifa  more