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    Anti-smoking bureaucrats in the FDA and the corporate entities known collectively as "Big Tobacco" are making efforts to crush the emerging vaping industry.

    Don’t let the nanny state quash vaping

    Guest Contributor -
    President Trump blustered that he'd be "proud to shut down the government for border security. I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down."

    Pelosi gives Trump an important civics lesson

    John Micek -
    The big drop promised by Q and his QAnons finally arrived with the Clinton Foundation lies exposed by Clinton Foundation lawyers themselves.

    Q’s big drop landed: Clinton Foundation lies exposed

    Harold Pease -
    Congress is trying to use the end-of-the-year omnibus spending bill to criminalize boycotts of Israel and other countries.

    Congress is trying to use the spending bill to criminalize boycotts...

    Guest Contributor -
    Medicare price controls might save the government some money, but it would make it harder for patients to get medicines they need.

    Medicare price controls would harm patients and workers

    Guest Contributor -
    In North Carolina, we have evidence of election fraud perpetrated by the GOP ... and yet, nary a word about it has been typed on Twitter.

    The Republican election fraud that Trump refuses to tweet about

    Dick Polman -
    Requiring drug advertisements to mention prices makes little sense. It will spread misinformation. The administration would be wise to scrap this proposal.

    Requiring drug advertisements to mention prices would confuse consumers

    Guest Contributor -
    I'm dreaming of a debt-free Christmas. All I want for Christmas this year, and every year, is the health and happiness of my loved ones.

    I’m dreaming of a debt-free Christmas

    Tom Purcell -
    The American Society of Civil Engineers' most recent report card gave the overall condition of America’s transportation infrastructure a D+.

    A wake-up call for investment in America’s transportation infrastructure

    Guest Contributor -
    An unspectacular Bureau of Labor Statistics November jobs report casts doubt on the health of the job market in 2019.

    Lackluster November jobs report bodes poorly for 2019

    Joe Guzzardi -
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