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The Vanishing Electric Vehicle Advantage
Orange County Register | February 20, 2025 | Matt Fleming

The theory is that though upfront costs are higher, EV “refueling” holds a major advantage of electric vehicles over their gas-powered counterparts.

EVs do not require gasoline, which California has taxed and regulated into oblivion, sending prices soaring; instead they rely on electricity that costs less.

But those savings are rapidly deteriorating, especially for those of us who live in PG&E’s service area.
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The Retreat From Euclid And America's Great Math Collapse
ClassicalEd Review | Lance Izumi | February 18, 2025

When average people think about classical education, they tend to think about students reading the great works of Western civilization such as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.

Those same people probably do not think about mathematics and its classical origins, yet it is the movement away from mathematics’ classical heritage that has helped cause the collapse of mathematical learning in America’s schools.

One of the most important foundational elements of mathematics is the standard algorithm, which is a step-by-step process that will solve a class of mathematical problems.
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No, $900B In Medicaid Spending Is Not Making Americans Healthier
The Well News | Sally C. Pipes | February 14, 2025

During his confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the incoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, posed a key question about the nation’s largest health insurance program.

“Do you think all that money, the $900 billion we’re sending to Medicaid every year, has made Americans healthy?” he asked.

The answer is a resounding “no.” It’s long past time to rein in Medicaid spending and refocus the program on the disadvantaged Americans it was created to help.
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