Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program

Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers: Even left-wing publication The Mercury News is calling Trump out for being a sell-out: “It’s ironic that Trump is demagoguing and railing against a so-called dangerous and scary flood of migrants and caravans from Mexico and Central America, and even threatening to… Continue reading Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program

New York elite public schools are not discriminating against blacks

There is a common argument by the left that the admissions process for New York’s nine specialized public schools, which requires that eighth and ninth grade students score high enough on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), discriminates against blacks. From Quillette What New York’s Public Schools Could Learn From Stuyvesant Stuyvesant’s cutoff is… Continue reading New York elite public schools are not discriminating against blacks

The UBI debate: criticism and analysis

Interestingly and somewhat unexpectedly, a lot of pundits and bloggers on the ‘right’ are embracing the idea of a UBI. However, many of thee arguments, for either side, have flaws. From Zeroth Position Agreeing With Statists For The Wrong Reasons: Universal Basic Income: One criticism of welfare programs is that they are dysgenic; they subsidize… Continue reading The UBI debate: criticism and analysis

Facebook: Standing Against Hate

I’m sure by now everyone has seen Facebook’s memo Standing Against Hate: Our own review of hate figures and organizations – as defined by our Dangerous Individuals & Organizations policy – further revealed the overlap between white nationalism and white separatism and white supremacy. Going forward, while people will still be able to demonstrate pride… Continue reading Facebook: Standing Against Hate